| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HORTON GROUP3 Filed as: THE HORTON GROUP, INC | 10320 ORLAND PKWY ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $14K | $1K | $15K | 12.81% |
| CENTRO BENEFITS RESEARCH LLC3 | 325 N. KIRKWOOD ROAD SUITE 300 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $3K | — | $3K | 2.47% |
| HORIZON PLANNING GROUP3 | 9000 KEYSTONE CROSSING SUITE 300 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $143 | — | $143 | 0.12% |
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 | 106 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 106 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 106 | $120K |
| Vision | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 106 | $120K |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 106 | $120K |
| Short-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 106 | $120K |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 106 | $120K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 106 | — |
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.
Final-filing indicator set. Plan is winding down; don't waste sales effort here.