| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUE NORTH COMPANIES LC3 Filed as: TRUE NORTH COMPANIES | 500 1ST STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401 | WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA | $159K | — | $159K | 2.32% |
| TRUENORTH COMPANIES LC3 | 500 1ST ST SE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMP ANY | — | $14K | $14K | 4.75% |
| TRUE NORTH COMPANIES LC3 Filed as: TRUE NORTH COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 1863 CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 524061863 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | $11K | — | $11K | 10.00% |
No Schedule C service providers reported on this filing.
Benefits declared on the Form 5500 main form (✓ = also has a Schedule A insurance contract; otherwise the benefit is funded out of plan assets or via a Schedule C TPA).
The plan reports several different headcounts depending on which form you read. Each one measures a different slice of the population.
| Active participants | 918 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 9 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 3 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 930 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA | 747 | $6.8M |
| Dental | DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA | 768 | $0 |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 617 | $109K |
| Life insurance | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMP ANY | 924 | $303K |
| Long-term disability | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMP ANY | 924 | $303K |
| Other | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMP ANY | 924 | $303K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 924 | — |
Why the numbers differ. Form 5500 line 6 counts employees + retirees + beneficiaries; no dependents. Schedule A persons-covered counts everyone enrolled, including spouses and children, so it usually exceeds line 6 by 30-60% on a working-age workforce. The medical row is normally the broadest single line because it has the highest take-up; dental/vision/life often dip below it. Stop-loss / reinsurance contracts sometimes report the carrier's full underwriting pool rather than this filer's headcount; the row is shown for transparency but shouldn't be read as "people in this plan."
Top carrier holds >85% of premium. If that carrier hits a rate increase, the entire plan moves.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.