| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS OF VIRGINIA, INC. | $56K | — | $56K | 3.01% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 27647 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60673 | ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS OF VIRGINIA, INC. | $30K | — | $30K | 1.60% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $18K | — | $18K | 7.56% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS, LLC | 1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 700 WASHINGTON, DC 20036 | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $30K | — | $30K | 15.00% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $3K | $3K | 1.42% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | COMBINED INSURANCE COMPANY | $10K | — | $10K | 20.06% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | $1K | $70 | $1K | 12.36% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | — | $148 | $148 | 1.61% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | PO BOX 100260 PASADENA, CA 91189 | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | — | $27 | $27 | 0.29% |
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 | 169 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 10 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 179 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS OF VIRGINIA, INC. | 297 | $1.9M |
| Dental | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 225 | $244K |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 127 | $26K |
| Life insurance | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 248 | $202K |
| Short-term disability | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 248 | $202K |
| Long-term disability | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 248 | $202K |
| Other(4 contracts, 4 carriers) | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 248 | $260K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 297 | — |
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.