Welfare broker

MICHAEL TROUT

Mailing address (most recent filing)

317 SHELBY STREET, SUITE 206

KINGSPORT, TN 37660

Total comp: $54K
Commissions: $53K
Fees: $1K
Filings: 2
Sponsors: 2

Carrier mix

Where MICHAEL TROUT places premium. Concentrated in 1-2 carriers = captive distribution; spread across many = open-architecture broker.

BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA100.0%

Top carrier partners

Carriers ranked by plan count placed.

Carrier	Plans	Premium	Share
BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA	1	$1.6M	100.0%

Top states · with penetration index

Plan count by state. Index > 1.0means over-indexed vs the broker's national share.

State	Plans	Premium	State share	Index
TN	1	$1.6M	0.1%	64.91x

Top industries by premium

NAICS-2 sectors where this broker places the most welfare premium.

Sponsor-size mix

Plan count by total participants. Reveals whether this broker is a mid-market player or jumbo-employer specialist.

Broker compensation as % of premium

Distribution of MICHAEL TROUT's plans by broker comp / premium ratio. Median 6.48% vs welfare-wide median 6.29% (n=1).

Prospect-flag exposure · vs market baseline

Share of MICHAEL TROUT's book where each ERISA welfare flag is tripped, alongside the market-wide rate.

1-1 of 1 sponsor where MICHAEL TROUT is the primary broker (latest filing per plan)

Sponsor	Loc	Premium	Comp	Carrier
MICROPOROUS, LLC MP ASSETS CORPORATION EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLAN	TN	$1.6M	$103K	BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC