| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS, LLC. | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $0 | $6K | $6K | 1.86% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS, LLC. | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $0 | $5K | $5K | 1.78% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS, LLC. | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $0 | $3K | $3K | 1.90% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN | PO BOX 850502 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55485 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $4K | $391 | $5K | 18.56% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN | PO BOX 850502 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55485 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $4K | $322 | $4K | 19.16% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN | PO BOX 850502 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55485 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | $263 | $3K | 19.17% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS, LLC. | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | METLIFE LEGAL PLANS | $2K | $117 | $2K | 17.20% |
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 | 350 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 8 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 2 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 360 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | INDEPENDENT BLUE CROSS | 629 | $5.1M |
| Dental | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 632 | $273K |
| Vision | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 632 | $273K |
| Life insurance | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 346 | $317K |
| Short-term disability | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 346 | $308K |
| Long-term disability | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 346 | $149K |
| Prescription drug | INDEPENDENT BLUE CROSS | 629 | $5.1M |
| Other(6 contracts, 3 carriers) | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 346 | $544K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 632 | — |
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.
Broker comp is under 1% of premium on a >$1M plan. Plan may be flying solo or paying a flat fee — consultant sales target.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.