| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESECO INSURANCE ADVISORS LLC3 | 7901 NORTH 16TH STREET SUITE 100 PHOENIX, AZ 85020 | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA | $33K | — | $33K | 10.52% |
| RESECO INSURANCE ADVISORS LLC3 Filed as: RESECO INS ADVISORS LLC | 7901 NORTH 16TH STREET #100 PHOENIX, AZ 85020 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $6K | $283 | $6K | 11.15% |
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 | 116 | 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) | 116 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 160 | $53K |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 160 | $53K |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA | 170 | $311K |
| Other | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 160 | $53K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 170 | — |
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.
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.