Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc.

Birmingham, AL Wholesale tradeNAICS 423800

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews December
655ParticipantsFirst year on file
$1.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Dec 2026Next renewalPlan year begins December 1
#4 of 5Wholesale trade in ALBy participants

Overview

Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 655 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in December. 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
655
Plan year
Begins December 1 · next renewal December 2026
Health plans filed
Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. Employee Benefits Plan, plan 501 (655 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
QBE Insurance
Broker compensation
$20K 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
QBE InsuranceStop-loss468$514K—
United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Life, Critical Illness, Accident670$238K$13K
United of Omaha Life CompanyShort-term disability670$44K$2K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance CompanyVision406$5K$5K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 655 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$40K–$100K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$12K–$30K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$17K–$36K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$22K
PBM contract terms$4K–$12K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning December 2027: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor
Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc.
Sponsor EIN
63-0799531
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 63-0799531 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
603

About this data

Source: Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc.'s Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 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 Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc..

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