| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK BERLIN & ASSOCIATES3 Filed as: FRANK W BERLIN AND ASSOCIATES | 4949 WESTOWN PARKWAY SUITE 200 WEST DES MOINES, IA 502666702 | AMERITAS | $21K | — | $21K | 5.51% |
| SELECT NETWORKS3 | 317 6TH AVE SUITE 1040 DES MOINES, IA 50309 | FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $10K | — | $10K | 11.02% |
| TRUENORTH COMPANIES LC3 | PO BOX 1863 CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52406 | FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $9K | — | $9K | 10.01% |
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 | 2,494 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 2,494 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA | 911 | $7.7M |
| Dental | AMERITAS | 1,656 | $376K |
| Vision | FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,273 | $91K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 1,656 | — |
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 comp is under 1% of premium on a >$1M plan. Plan may be flying solo or paying a flat fee — consultant sales target.
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.