Avancez, LLC

Warren, MI ManufacturingNAICS 339900

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
2,501Participants+6% vs. prior year
$5.9MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#31 of 138Manufacturing in MIBy participants

Overview

Avancez, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,501 participants in plan year 2025, up 6% 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
2,501 · prior year 2,371
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Avancez Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (2,501 participants)
Broker compensation
$335K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability2,764$1.3M$177K
Unum Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital Ind2,091$570K$142K
Vision Service PlanVision1,440$391K$8K
Ulliance, Inc.Employee Assistance Program2,549$56K—
Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. DBA LegalshieldPre-Paid Legal Services251$51K$9K
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident2,714$3K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$5.9M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,501 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$154K–$380K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$45K–$113K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$66K–$138K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$28K–$85K
PBM contract terms$15K–$44K
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
Avancez, LLC
Sponsor EIN
45-4364054
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 45-4364054 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Avancez, LLC'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 Avancez, LLC.

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