| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES BENEFITS SERVIC3 Filed as: TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES BENEFITS | 1501 F STREET MODESTO, CA 95354 | SUTTER HEALTH PLAN | $139K | — | $139K | 5.24% |
| CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR3 | 948 11TH STREET, #11 MOSETO, CA 953542336 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $30K | — | $30K | 9.03% |
| EMERSON REID LLC3 Filed as: EMERSON REID & CO., INC. | 669 RIVER DRIVE CENTER II, #305 ELMWOOD PARK, NC 074071361 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $15K | $939 | $16K | 4.69% |
| RELATION INSURANCE SERVICES OF CA3 | 1277 TREAT BLVD., #400 WALNUT CREEK, CA 945977986 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | — | $3K | 1.01% |
| BENEFIT EXCHANGES ALLIANCE, INC.3 Filed as: BENEFIT EXCHANGES ALLIANCE INC. | 23716 BIRTCHER DRIVE LAKE FOREST, CA 926301771 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $707 | $707 | 0.21% |
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 | 505 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 0 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 505 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | SUTTER HEALTH PLAN | 505 | $2.7M |
| Dental | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 935 | $335K |
| Vision | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 935 | $335K |
| Prescription drug | SUTTER HEALTH PLAN | 505 | $2.7M |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 935 | — |
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."
Primary broker changed. Recently changed advisors; vulnerable to a second-look pitch or hostile takeover.
Broker compensation exceeds 5% of premium. Either a small-plan minimum-fee dynamic or an inefficient broker structure ripe for a counter-bid.
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.