| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC3 Filed as: M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 828 JOHN NOLEN DRIVE MADISON, WI 53713 | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $27K | — | $27K | 4.07% |
| UMR, INC.3 Filed as: UMR INC | MARY GOSZ MAIL STOP 7320 11 SCOTT ST STE 100 WAUSAU, WI 544034888 | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $20K | $20K | 3.00% |
| WATCHTOWER BENEFITS, LLC3 | 227 W MONROE ST STE 5200 CHICAGO, IL 606064500 | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $10K | $10K | 1.50% |
| C2 CENTRIC LLC3 | 8804 S WINNIPEG CT AURORA, CO 800167904 | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $3K | $3K | 0.50% |
| M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC3 Filed as: M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 828 JOHN NOLEN DRIVE MADISON, WI 53713 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $4K | — | $4K | 1.07% |
| M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC3 Filed as: M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 828 JOHN NOLEN DRIVE MADISON, WI 53713 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $11K | — | $11K | 10.00% |
| M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC3 Filed as: M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC. | 828 JOHN NOLEN DR MADISON, WI 537131424 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | $3K | — | $3K | 4.26% |
| M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC3 Filed as: M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 828 JOHN NOLEN DRIVE MADISON, WI 53713 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $594 | — | $594 | 9.99% |
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 | 510 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 510 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 394 | $353K |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 383 | $67K |
| Life insurance(3 contracts) | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 483 | $166K |
| Short-term disability | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 360 | $208K |
| Long-term disability | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 332 | $68K |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 847 | $667K |
| Other(3 contracts) | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 483 | $166K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 847 | — |
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.