| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RETENTION STRATEGIES INSURANCE CORP3 Filed as: RETENTION STRATEGIES | 409 SAN JORGE SAN JUAN, PR 00912 | MCS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $40K | — | $40K | 4.84% |
| CGF INSURANCE LLC3 Filed as: CGF INSURANCE, LLC | CAPARRA OFFICE CENTER 200 22 GONZALEZ GIUSTI AVE GUAYNABO, PR 00968 | MCS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $8K | — | $8K | 0.97% |
| RETENTION STRATEGIES INSURANCE CORP3 Filed as: RETENTION STRATEGIES | 409 SAN JORGE SAN JUAN, PR 00912 | UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE | $7K | — | $7K | 15.00% |
| RETENTION STRATEGIES INSURANCE CORP3 Filed as: RETENTION STRATEGIES | 409 SAN JORGE SAN JUAN, PR 00912 | UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $7K | — | $7K | 15.00% |
| RETENTION STRATEGIES INSURANCE CORP3 Filed as: RETENTION STRATEGIES | 409 SAN JORGE SAN JUAN, PR 00912 | UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $5K | $5K | 15.00% |
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 | 188 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 188 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | MCS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 188 | $821K |
| Life insurance | UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE | 218 | $49K |
| Long-term disability | UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 218 | $36K |
| Other(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE | 218 | $95K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 218 | — |
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.
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.