Carl Buddig and Company

Tinley Park, IL ManufacturingNAICS 311110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews November
1,394ParticipantsFirst year on file
$3.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Nov 2027Next renewalPlan year begins November 1
#59 of 122Manufacturing in ILBy participants

Overview

Carl Buddig and Company sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,394 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in November. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,394
Plan year
Begins November 1 · next renewal November 2027
Health plans filed
Buddig Employees Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (1,394 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Blue Cross/blue Shield of Illinois
Broker compensation
$263K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Blue Cross/blue Shield of IllinoisStop-loss1,991$2.2M$104K
Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaDental, Vision1,126$766K$77K
Sun Life Assurance Company of CanadaSTD, Life1,394$326K$82K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,394 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$86K–$212K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$25K–$63K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$37K–$77K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$16K–$48K
PBM contract terms$8K–$25K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning November 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
Carl Buddig and Company
Sponsor EIN
36-2169888
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 36-2169888 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Carl Buddig and Company Union Employee Deferred Benefit Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
3,409

About this data

Source: Carl Buddig and Company'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 Carl Buddig and Company.

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