Cargill, Incorporated

Minneapolis, MN Wholesale tradeNAICS 424500

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,773Participants-6% vs. prior year
$4.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 15Wholesale trade in MNBy participants

Overview

Cargill, Incorporated sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,773 participants in plan year 2025, down 6% 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
1,773 · prior year 1,883
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Cargill Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement, plan 566 (1,773 participants)
Broker compensation
$946K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLife61,907$16.8M$466K
Vision Service PlanVision24,482$4.1M—
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyAccident Voluntary Employee, Critical Il13,280$2.6M$369K
Hartford Life and AccidentLong-term disability16,511$2.2M$61K
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.Medical, HMO176$1.8M—
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co.Medical, Dental, Vision115$1.2M$23K
Ace American Insurance CompanyAD&D, Kidnap & Extortion Benefits, Out-O, Occupational Accidental Death and Dismem37,448$1.1M$27K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$4.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,773 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$109K–$269K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$32K–$80K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$47K–$98K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$20K–$61K
PBM contract terms$11K–$32K
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
Cargill, Incorporated
Sponsor EIN
41-0177680
Plan number
566
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-0177680 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The Cargill Partnership Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
43,508

About this data

Source: Cargill, Incorporated'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 Cargill, Incorporated.

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