Ameren Corporation

St. Louis, MO UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
9,758Participants+3% vs. prior year
$23.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 6Utilities in MOBy participants

Overview

Ameren Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 9,758 participants in plan year 2025, up 3% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
9,758 · prior year 9,506
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Ameren Retiree Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 511 (9,758 participants); Ameren Employee Medical Plan, plan 510 (8,742 participants)
Broker compensation
$246K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLife9,036$14.4M$243K
Zurich American Insurance CompanyAccidental Death and Dismemberment5,237$13K$3K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$23.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 9,758 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$602K–$1.5M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$176K–$440K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$257K–$537K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$111K–$333K
PBM contract terms$58K–$174K
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
Ameren Corporation
Sponsor EIN
43-1723446
Plan numbers
511, 510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 43-1723446 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Ameren Retirement Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
23,752

About this data

Source: Ameren 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 Ameren Corporation.

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