Bank of Hope

Los Angeles, CA Finance & insuranceNAICS 522110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,444Participants+16% vs. prior year
$3.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#11 of 22Finance & insurance in CABy participants

Overview

Bank of Hope sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,444 participants in plan year 2025, up 16% 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
1,444 · prior year 1,250
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Bank of Hope Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 501 (1,444 participants); Bank of Hope Flex Plan, plan 502 (506 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$81K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance CompanyStop-loss1,224$1.9M—
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental2,939$1.8M—
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, AD&D1,444$746K$75K
Vision Service PlanVision1,247$160K$6K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,444 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$89K–$219K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$26K–$65K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$38K–$79K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$16K–$49K
PBM contract terms$9K–$26K
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
Bank of Hope
Sponsor EIN
95-3972168
Plan numbers
501, 502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 95-3972168 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Bank of Hope 401(k) Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,056

About this data

Source: Bank of Hope'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 of Hope.

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