American Electric Power Service Corporation

Columbus, OH UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
31,093Participants-3% vs. prior year
$73.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 4Utilities in OHBy participants

Overview

American Electric Power Service Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 31,093 participants in plan year 2025, down 3% 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
31,093 · prior year 31,923
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
American Electric Power System Comprehensive Medical Plan, plan 501 (31,093 participants); American Electric Power System Health Care Spending Account Plan, plan 515 (1,409 participants)
Broker compensation
$1.2M across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Minnesota Life Insurance CompanyLife, Voluntary AD&D Insurance32,344$35.7M$450K
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaTrust Owned Life Insurance Contract, Long-Term Care810$16.2M$223K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance CompanyVision50,367$3.5M$134K
Securian Life Insurance CompanyVoluntary Accident Insurance, Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity9,607$2.1M$362K
MetLife Legal PlansLegal2,930$481K$50K
Aetna Life Insurance Co.Dental1,370$402K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$73.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 31,093 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$1.9M–$4.7M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$560K–$1.4M
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$818K–$1.7M
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$354K–$1.1M
PBM contract terms$184K–$553K
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
American Electric Power Service Corporation
Sponsor EIN
13-4922641
Plan numbers
501, 515
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 13-4922641 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
32,548

About this data

Source: American Electric Power Service 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 American Electric Power Service Corporation.

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