Connections Employer Solutions, LLC

Phoenix, AZ Health careNAICS 622000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
890Participants+45% vs. prior year
$2.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#27 of 40Health care in AZBy participants

Overview

Connections Employer Solutions, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 890 participants in plan year 2025, up 45% 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
890 · prior year 616
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Connections Employer Solutions, LLC Health and Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 505 (890 participants)
Broker compensation
$88K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-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
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability890$943K$30K
Delta Dental of ArizonaDental754$326K$28K
Unum Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital338$167K$29K
Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co.Vision951$61K$2K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 890 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$55K–$135K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$16K–$40K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$23K–$49K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$10K–$30K
PBM contract terms$5K–$16K
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
Connections Employer Solutions, LLC
Sponsor EIN
82-1098739
Plan number
505
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 82-1098739 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Connections Employer Solutions LLC 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,083

About this data

Source: Connections Employer Solutions, LLC'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 Connections Employer Solutions, LLC.

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