| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH FRANCIS3 | P.O. BOX 11407 DEPT. 268 BIRMINGHAM, AL 352460268 | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MS, INC. | $19K | — | $19K | 3.12% |
| JOSEPH FRANCIS3 | P.O. BOX 11407 DEPT. 268 BIRMINGHAM, AL 352460268 | AMFIRST INSURANCE COMPANY | $15K | — | $15K | 15.00% |
| MWL3 | P.O. BOX 14067 JACKSON, MS 392364067 | AMFIRST INSURANCE COMPANY | $5K | — | $5K | 5.00% |
| REGIONS INSURANCE INC3 | PO BOX 3198 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72203 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $8K | $2K | $9K | 12.74% |
| ALLEN FINANCIAL GROUP, PA3 Filed as: ALLEN FINANCIAL GROUP PA | 5898 RIDGEWOOD ROAD SUITE A JACKSON, MS 39236 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $7 | — | $7 | 0.01% |
| REGIONS INS INC DBA BARKSDALE3 | PO BOX 13389 JACKSON, MS 39236 | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $7K | $1K | $8K | 11.55% |
| REGIONS INS INC DBA BARKSDALE3 | PO BOX 13389 JACKSON, MS 39236 | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $7K | $877 | $7K | 17.00% |
| REGIONS INS INC DBA BARKSDALE3 | BONDING AND INS INC PO BOX 13389 JACKSON, MS 39236 | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $5K | $612 | $6K | 27.02% |
| JOSEPH FRANCIS3 | P.O. BOX 11407 DEPT. 268 BIRMINGHAM, AL 352460268 | SPECTERA | $2K | — | $2K | 13.28% |
| MWL3 | P.O. BOX 14067 JACKSON, MS 392364067 | SPECTERA | $2K | — | $2K | 12.22% |
| JOSEPH FRANCIS3 | P.O. BOX 11407 DEPT. 268 BIRMINGHAM, AL 352460268 | AMFIRST INSURANCE COMPANY | $964 | — | $964 | 15.00% |
| MWL3 | P.O. BOX 14067 JACKSON, MS 392364067 | AMFIRST INSURANCE COMPANY | $321 | — | $321 | 5.00% |
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 | 230 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 230 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MS, INC. | 153 | $596K |
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 91 | $73K |
| Vision | SPECTERA | 84 | $17K |
| Life insurance(2 contracts) | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 230 | $115K |
| Short-term disability | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 230 | $71K |
| Long-term disability | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 230 | $71K |
| Other(5 contracts, 2 carriers) | AMFIRST INSURANCE COMPANY | 230 | $247K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 230 | — |
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.
Schedule A presence shifted between filings (insured ↔ self-funded, or new contracts added/removed). Capture the transition window.