Cognex Corporation

Natick, MA Professional servicesNAICS 541512

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
989Participants-2% vs. prior year
$2.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#18 of 39Professional services in MABy participants

Overview

Cognex Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 989 participants in plan year 2025, down 2% 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
989 · prior year 1,009
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Cognex Corporation Medical Expense Plan, plan 501 (989 participants)
Broker compensation
$54K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Long-term disability873$514K$50K
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyPrepaid Legal141$48K$4K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 989 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$61K–$150K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$18K–$45K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$26K–$54K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$11K–$34K
PBM contract terms$6K–$18K
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
Cognex Corporation
Sponsor EIN
04-2713778
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 04-2713778 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Cognex Corporation Employee Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,459

About this data

Source: Cognex 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 Cognex Corporation.

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