Bank Independent

Muscle Shoals, AL Finance & insuranceNAICS 522110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews April
608Participants0% vs. prior year
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Apr 2027Next renewalPlan year begins April 1
#8 of 8Finance & insurance in ALBy participants

Overview

Bank Independent sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 608 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in April. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports dental.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
608 · prior year 608
Plan year
Begins April 1 · next renewal April 2027
Health plans filed
Bank Independent Health-Dental, plan 504 (608 participants)
MedicalDentalOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
New Directions Behavioral HealthEmployee Assistance Plan/behavioral Heal680$19K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 608 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$37K–$92K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$27K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$16K–$33K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$21K
PBM contract terms$4K–$11K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning April 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
Bank Independent
Sponsor EIN
63-0260951
Plan number
504
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 63-0260951 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Bank Independent Pension Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
875

About this data

Source: Bank Independent'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 Bank Independent.

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