| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCG FINANCIAL LLC3 | 200 W. MONROE ST., SUITE 2050 CHICAGO, IL 60606 | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | $107K | $2K | $109K | 4.09% |
| CENTENNIAL GROUP BENEFITS3 Filed as: CENTENNIAL GROUP BENEFITS & INS SVC | P.O. BOX 26457 SANTA ANA, CA 92660 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTON | $33K | — | $33K | 4.46% |
| CENTENNIAL GROUP BENEFITS3 | P.O. BOX 26457 SANTA ANA, CA 92799 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $46K | — | $46K | 9.48% |
| GCG FINANCIAL LLC3 Filed as: ALERA GROUP, INC. | — | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | — | $19K | $19K | 3.85% |
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 | 352 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 5 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 357 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS | 340 | $3.4M |
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 352 | $482K |
| Vision | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 352 | $482K |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 352 | $482K |
| Short-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 352 | $482K |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 352 | $482K |
| Other | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 352 | $482K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 352 | — |
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."
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.