Ball Corporation

Westminster, CO ManufacturingNAICS 332900

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
2,996Participants-8% vs. prior year
$7.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 23Manufacturing in COBy participants

Overview

Ball Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,996 participants in plan year 2025, down 8% 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
2,996 · prior year 3,264
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Ball Corporation Consolidated Welfare Benefit Plan for Retired Employees, plan 515 (2,996 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$236K 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
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyLife, Accidental Death and Dismemberment10,243$6.2M$134K
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.Medical, Prescription drug, HMO228$3.1M—
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of ColoradoMedical, Prescription drug, HMO259$1.9M—
Cigna Health and Life Insurance CompanyDental, Stop-loss, Medical, Prescription drug8,488$1.7M$65K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyVision7,405$668K$18K
Hartford Life and AccidentLong-term disability1,453$439K$12K
Hmsa Health PlanMedical, Prescription drug, HMO43$402K—
Hawaii Dental ServiceDental59$41K—
Zurich American Insurance CompanyAD&D4,591$36K$7K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$7.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,996 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$185K–$455K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$54K–$135K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$79K–$165K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$34K–$102K
PBM contract terms$18K–$53K
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
Ball Corporation
Sponsor EIN
35-0160610
Plan number
515
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 35-0160610 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
11,293

About this data

Source: Ball 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 Ball Corporation.

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