| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY LLC3 | 9171 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SAN DIEGO, CA 92122 | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $100K | $6K | $107K | 6.88% |
| MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY LLC3 | 9171 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SAN DIEGO, CA 92122 | AETNA HEALTH OF CALIFORNIA INC | $85K | — | $85K | 6.43% |
| MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY LLC3 | 9171 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SAN DIEGO, CA 92122 | PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $22K | $7K | $29K | 12.92% |
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 | 216 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 2 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 218 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 224 | $2.9M |
| Dental | PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 210 | $224K |
| Vision | PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 210 | $224K |
| Life insurance(2 contracts) | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | 216 | $7K |
| Prescription drug(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 224 | $2.9M |
| Other(2 contracts) | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | 216 | $0 |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 224 | — |
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.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.