| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: THE HAYS GROUP INC | 80S 8TH STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $13K | $2K | $15K | 6.94% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: THE HAYS GROUP INC | 80S 8TH ST STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $25K | $3K | $28K | 17.00% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: HAYS COMPANIES | 80 S 8TH ST. STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | UNUM L | $16K | $2K | $18K | 17.00% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: HAYS BENEFIT GROUP LLC | 80S 8TH ST STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY | $5K | $64 | $5K | 5.56% |
| BENEFIT COMMUNICATIONS INC3 | 2977 SIDCO DR NASHVILLE, TN 37204 | PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY | $2K | — | $2K | 2.48% |
| MORRIS, CHRISTOPHER, ROBERT3 | 2977 SIDCO DR NASHVILLE, TN 37204 | PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY | $221 | — | $221 | 0.24% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: HAYS COMPANIES | 80 S 8TH STREET STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554025345 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | $4K | — | $4K | 4.99% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: THE HAYS GROUP, INC | 80S 8TH ST STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | METLIFE LEGAL PLANS | $3K | $836 | $4K | 12.63% |
| REUBEN WARNER ASSOCIATES, INC.3 | 1655 RICHMOND AVE. STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314 | FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | — | — | $0 | — |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: HAYS COMPANIES | 80 S 8TH ST STE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | — | — | $0 | — |
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 | 498 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 3 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 501 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 458 | $89K |
| Life insurance | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 502 | $164K |
| Short-term disability | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 559 | $214K |
| Long-term disability | UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 559 | $214K |
| Other(4 contracts, 4 carriers) | UNUM L | 501 | $227K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 559 | — |
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.