| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLSWORTH CORPORATION3 | 3636 S I-10 SERVICE ROAD W 101 METAIRIE, LA 70001 | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | $94K | — | $94K | 25.54% |
| VERASOURCE3 | 8525 EDINBROOK CROSSING STE 108 BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55443 | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $18K | $18K | 5.00% |
| LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC3 Filed as: LOCKTON COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 123042 DALLAS, TX 75312 | THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $9K | — | $9K | 10.00% |
| LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC3 Filed as: LOCKTON COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 843844 KANSAS CITY, MO 64184 | THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $3K | $3K | 2.88% |
| LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC3 Filed as: LOCKTON COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 123042 DALLAS, TX 75312 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $5K | — | $5K | 12.00% |
| LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC3 Filed as: LOCKTON COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 843844 KANSAS CITY, MO 64184 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $1K | $1K | 2.86% |
| BENEFIT CONCEPTS INC3 | 1173 BRITTMORE ROAD HOUSTON, TX 77043 | NATIONAL GUARDIAN LIFE | $4K | — | $4K | 10.00% |
| LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC3 Filed as: LOCKTON COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 123042 DALLAS, TX 75312 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $2K | — | $2K | 6.00% |
| LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC3 Filed as: LOCKTON COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 843844 KANSAS CITY, MO 64184 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $800 | $800 | 2.96% |
| Provider | Services | Address | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF LA EIN 23-7384555 THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR | Contract Administrator Service code 13 | 5525 REITZ AVENUE BATON ROUGE, LA 70809 | $182K |
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 | 298 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 298 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 298 | $368K |
| Dental | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 298 | $368K |
| Vision | NATIONAL GUARDIAN LIFE | 248 | $39K |
| Life insurance | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 290 | $45K |
| Short-term disability | THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 179 | $92K |
| Long-term disability | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 338 | $27K |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 298 | $368K |
| Other | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 290 | $45K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 338 | — |
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.