| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS. SERVICES | 1850 GATEWAY DR SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | $104K | $2K | $106K | 5.66% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE SUITE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $36K | $14K | $50K | 16.40% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS. SERVICES | 1850 GATEWAY DR SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | $4K | — | $4K | 4.53% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS. SERVICES | 1850 GATEWAY DR SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | $1K | — | $1K | 4.38% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS. SERVICES | 1850 GATEWAY DR SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE CO. | $1K | $30 | $1K | 39.47% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS. SERVICES | 1850 GATEWAY DR SUITE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | FOUR EVER LIFE INS. CO. | $334 | — | $334 | 15.01% |
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 | 165 | 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) | 165 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(3 contracts, 2 carriers) | BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | 233 | $2.0M |
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 165 | $306K |
| Vision | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 165 | $306K |
| Life insurance(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 165 | $309K |
| Short-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 165 | $306K |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 165 | $306K |
| Prescription drug(2 contracts) | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | 13 | $114K |
| Other(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 165 | $308K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 233 | — |
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."
Total premium grew more than 20% over prior year. Renewal pain — prime candidate for re-shopping the carriers.
The primary carrier changed from prior filing. The plan is already willing to move; opportunity to re-pitch on the next cycle.
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.