Cooperative Energy

Hattiesburg, MS UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
519ParticipantsFirst year on file
$1.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 1Utilities in MSBy participants

Overview

Cooperative Energy sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 519 participants in plan year 2025. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
519
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Cooperative Energy Employee Welfare Plan, plan 510 (519 participants)
Broker compensation
$69K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Sun Life Assurance Company of CanadaDental, Vision499$514K$47K
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance CompanyVoluntary Plans261$187K$22K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 519 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$32K–$79K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$9K–$23K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$14K–$29K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$6K–$18K
PBM contract terms$3K–$9K
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
Cooperative Energy
Sponsor EIN
64-0367992
Plan number
510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 64-0367992 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Cooperative Energy'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 Cooperative Energy.

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