Alter Trading Corporation

Creve Coeur, MO Wholesale tradeNAICS 423930

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,471Participants+1% vs. prior year
$3.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 11Wholesale trade in MOBy participants

Overview

Alter Trading Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,471 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as 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
1,471 · prior year 1,450
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Alter Trading Corporation / Goldstein Group, Inc. Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 505 (1,471 participants)
Broker compensation
$31K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
UnitedHealthcare Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability1,404$1.1M$3K
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and AffiliatesVision1,828$128K$13K
Berkshire Life Insurance Company of AmericaLong-term disability27$81K$16K
Preferred Resources Network, Inc. DBA Personal Assistance ServicesEmployee Assistance Program1,471$31K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,471 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$91K–$224K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$27K–$66K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$39K–$81K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$17K–$50K
PBM contract terms$9K–$26K
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
Alter Trading Corporation
Sponsor EIN
48-1291659
Plan number
505
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 48-1291659 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Alter 401(k) Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,659

About this data

Source: Alter Trading Corporation'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 Alter Trading Corporation.

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