Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
3,288Participants-22% vs. prior year
$7.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 6Utilities in PABy participants

Overview

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,288 participants in plan year 2025, down 22% 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
3,288 · prior year 4,215
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Duquesne Light Holdings Health and Welfare Plan, plan 550 (3,288 participants); Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. Medical Benefits Plan, plan 516 (821 participants)
Broker compensation
$117K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability3,274$1.8M$116K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyVision3,738$149K—
Federal Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident3,274$4K$666

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$7.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,288 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$203K–$500K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$59K–$148K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$87K–$181K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$37K–$112K
PBM contract terms$19K–$58K
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
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
25-1598483
Plan numbers
550, 516
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 25-1598483 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,351

About this data

Source: Duquesne Light Holdings, 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 Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc..

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