Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Saint Louis, MO Finance & insuranceNAICS 522110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
4,734Participants-1% vs. prior year
$11.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 17Finance & insurance in MOBy participants

Overview

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 4,734 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
4,734 · prior year 4,765
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Health and Welfare Wrap Plan, plan 515 (4,734 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
HM Life Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$289K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Securian Life Insurance CompanyLife5,666$1.3M$122K
HM Life Insurance CompanyStop-loss3,849$1.1M—
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyMedical2,373$935K$120K
Vision Service PlanVision3,383$586K—
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLong-term disability4,541$405K$27K
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLong Term Care101$136K$20K
Curalinc LLCEmployee Assistance4,770$56K—
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident4,731——

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$11.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 4,734 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$292K–$719K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$85K–$213K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$125K–$260K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$54K–$162K
PBM contract terms$28K–$84K
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
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
43-0889454
Plan number
515
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 43-0889454 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Participating Investment Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
6,268

About this data

Source: Commerce Bancshares, 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 Commerce Bancshares, Inc..

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