| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | $44K | $8K | $52K | 11.43% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC. | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | — | $7K | $7K | 1.63% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | $36K | $7K | $43K | 11.84% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036 | COMMUNITY EYE CARE | $21K | — | $21K | 10.00% |
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 | 1,699 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 8 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 1,707 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision | COMMUNITY EYE CARE | 1,803 | $208K |
| Life insurance | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | 1,400 | $457K |
| Short-term disability | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | 859 | $404K |
| Long-term disability | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | 1,341 | $361K |
| Other | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | 1,400 | $457K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 1,803 | — |
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.
The primary carrier changed from prior filing. The plan is already willing to move; opportunity to re-pitch on the next cycle.
Broker compensation exceeds 5% of premium. Either a small-plan minimum-fee dynamic or an inefficient broker structure ripe for a counter-bid.