Duke Energy Corporation

Charlotte, NC UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
35,057Participants-2% vs. prior year
$83.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 2Utilities in NCBy participants

Overview

Duke Energy Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 35,057 participants in plan year 2025, down 3% 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
35,057 · prior year 35,962
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Duke Energy Active Health & Welfare Benefit Plans, plan 505 (35,057 participants)
Broker compensation
$811K 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
Securian Life Insurance CompanyLife, BTA, AD&D62,728$34.6M$650K
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability26,320$15.7M$85K
Sierra Health and Life Insurance Company, Inc.Medical6,865$9.1M—
Vision Service PlanVision22,253$3.8M$76K
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and AffiliatesDental, HMO5,029$887K—
United Healthcare Insurance CompanyPrescription drug2,888$1K—
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife3,708——

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$83.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 35,057 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$2.2M–$5.3M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$632K–$1.6M
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$923K–$1.9M
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$399K–$1.2M
PBM contract terms$208K–$623K
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
Duke Energy Corporation
Sponsor EIN
20-2777218
Plan number
505
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 20-2777218 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
34,829

About this data

Source: Duke Energy 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 Duke Energy Corporation.

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