| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: HAYS COMPANIES INC | 80 SOUTH 8TH ST STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | $30K | $4K | $34K | 11.63% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: HAYS COMPANIES INC | 80 SOUTH 8TH ST STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $30K | — | $30K | 11.65% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: HAYS COMPANIES INC | 80 SOUTH 8TH ST STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | — | $1K | $1K | 0.77% |
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 | 565 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 0 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 565 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 472 | $271K |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 453 | $48K |
| Life insurance(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | LINCOLN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON | 581 | $545K |
| Short-term disability | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | 565 | $253K |
| Long-term disability(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | 565 | $398K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 581 | — |
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.