| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES INC3 Filed as: MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES, INC | PO BOX 896620 CHARLOTTE, NC 28289 | EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $61K | $13K | $74K | 12.20% |
| Provider | Services | Address | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC EIN 56-1623293 NONE | Insurance agents and brokers Service code 22 | 7701 AIRPORT CENTER DR STE 1800 GREENSBORO, NC 27409 | $30K |
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 | 256 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 256 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life insurance | EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 256 | $610K |
| Short-term disability | EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 256 | $610K |
| Long-term disability | EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 256 | $610K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 256 | — |
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.
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.