Bristow Holdings U.S. Inc.

Houston, TX Transportation & logisticsNAICS 481000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
633Participants-3% vs. prior year
$1.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#20 of 27Transportation & logistics in TXBy participants

Overview

Bristow Holdings U.S. Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 633 participants in plan year 2025, down 3% 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
633 · prior year 654
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Bristow Group Inc. Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (633 participants); Bristow Group Inc. Management Severance Benefits Plan for U.S. Employees, plan 514 (149 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Symetra Life Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$303K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Long-term disability612$1.5M$128K
Symetra Life Insurance CompanyStop-loss512$1.0M$159K
UnitedHealthcare Insurance CompanyVision522$137K$13K
MetLife Legal PlansLegal116$28K$3K
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident605$3K$423

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 633 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$39K–$96K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$29K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$17K–$35K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$22K
PBM contract terms$4K–$11K
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
Bristow Holdings U.S. Inc.
Sponsor EIN
72-0679819
Plan numbers
501, 514
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 72-0679819 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Bristow Group Inc. Employee Savings & Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,030

About this data

Source: Bristow Holdings U.S. Inc.'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 Bristow Holdings U.S. Inc..

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