| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS AND INS. SVCS. LLC | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | $404K | $2K | $406K | 4.83% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS AND INS. SVCS. LLC | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $335K | $33K | $369K | 14.09% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS AND INS. SVCS. LLC | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC. | $32 | $0 | $32 | 0.00% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS LLC | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $0 | $18K | $18K | 5.00% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS AND INS. SVCS. LLC | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY | $4K | $0 | $4K | 78.71% |
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 | 594 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 17 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 38 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 649 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | 911 | $9.4M |
| Life insurance(3 contracts, 3 carriers) | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | 674 | $3.0M |
| Short-term disability | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 599 | $367K |
| Long-term disability | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 599 | $367K |
| Prescription drug(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | 911 | $9.4M |
| Other(4 contracts, 4 carriers) | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | 674 | $3.2M |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 911 | — |
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."
Total premium grew more than 20% over prior year. Renewal pain — prime candidate for re-shopping the carriers.
Broker compensation exceeds 5% of premium. Either a small-plan minimum-fee dynamic or an inefficient broker structure ripe for a counter-bid.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.