| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES | $110K | $268 | $110K | 2.03% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | $13K | — | $13K | 3.24% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | $2K | — | $2K | 4.99% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS ADMIN | 12421 MEREDITH DRIVE URBANDALE, IA 50398 | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $7K | — | $7K | 25.72% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036 | ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | $1K | — | $1K | 30.00% |
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 | 218 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 26 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 244 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES | 493 | $5.4M |
| Vision(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES | 493 | $5.5M |
| Life insurance | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 218 | $399K |
| Long-term disability | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 218 | $399K |
| Prescription drug | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES | 493 | $5.4M |
| Other(3 contracts, 3 carriers) | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 363 | $429K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 493 | — |
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."
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.