Brown-Forman Corporation

Louisville, KY ManufacturingNAICS 312140

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
2,564Participants-23% vs. prior year
$6.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#5 of 33Manufacturing in KYBy participants

Overview

Brown-Forman Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,564 participants in plan year 2025, down 24% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, long-term disability, death benefits.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
2,564 · prior year 3,352
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Brown-Forman Corporation Group Health and Wellness, plan 505 (2,564 participants); Brown-Forman Corporation Retiree Health Coverage Plan, plan 506 (675 participants)
Broker compensation
$226K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability2,429$2.4M$172K
UnitedHealthcare Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital Ind1,143$430K$54K
United Behavioral Health DBA OptumEmployee Assistance Program1,983$190K—
Ace American Insurance CompanyAccidental Death and Dismemberment1,886$51K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$6.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,564 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$158K–$390K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$46K–$116K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$67K–$141K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$29K–$88K
PBM contract terms$15K–$46K
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
Brown-Forman Corporation
Sponsor EIN
61-0143150
Plan numbers
505, 506
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 61-0143150 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
2,908

About this data

Source: Brown-Forman 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 Brown-Forman Corporation.

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