| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | ONE INVESTORS WAY NORWOOD, MA 02062 | GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $37K | $4K | $41K | 10.98% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN | 1 INVESTORS WAY MAILSTOP N-5-C NORWOOD, MA 02062 | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | $23K | — | $23K | 32.01% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $8K | $570 | $8K | 16.10% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6K | $356 | $6K | 15.89% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6K | $413 | $6K | 16.08% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 2405 GRAND BOULEVARD SUITE 900 KANSAS CITY, MO 64108 | NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA | $274 | — | $274 | 14.98% |
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 | 851 | 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) | 856 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 563 | $374K |
| Vision | GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 563 | $374K |
| Life insurance(2 contracts) | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 877 | $92K |
| Long-term disability | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 140 | $38K |
| Other(4 contracts, 3 carriers) | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 877 | $167K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 877 | — |
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.