Alerus Financial

Grand Forks, ND Finance & insuranceNAICS 522110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
673Participants+11% vs. prior year
$1.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#3 of 4Finance & insurance in NDBy participants

Overview

Alerus Financial sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 673 participants in plan year 2025, up 11% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
673 · prior year 605
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Alerus Financial Self Insured Health Plan, plan 502 (673 participants); Alerus Financial Flexible Spending Account, plan 508 (260 participants)
Broker compensation
$32K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Hartford Life and AccidentShort-term disability, Life, Long-term disability827$858K$26K
Vision Service PlanVision562$116K$6K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$1.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 673 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$41K–$102K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$12K–$30K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$18K–$37K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$8K–$23K
PBM contract terms$4K–$12K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
Alerus Financial
Sponsor EIN
45-0140105
Plan numbers
502, 508
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 45-0140105 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Alerus Financial's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Alerus Financial.

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