El Pollo Loco

Costa Mesa, CA HospitalityNAICS 722300

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews November
528ParticipantsFirst year on file
$1.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Nov 2027Next renewalPlan year begins November 1
#10 of 11Hospitality in CABy participants

Overview

El Pollo Loco sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 528 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in November. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
528
Plan year
Begins November 1 · next renewal November 2027
Health plans filed
El Pollo Loco Benefit Plan, plan 502 (528 participants)
Broker compensation
$4K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Reliancestandard Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability415$99K—
Reliance MatrixVision347$52K—
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and AffiliatesDental, HMO150$28K—
Blue Cross of CaliforniaDental108$18K$758
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLong Term Care44$13K$2K
Transamerica Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Cancer68$4K$1K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 528 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$33K–$80K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$10K–$24K
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 November 2027: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor
El Pollo Loco
Sponsor EIN
33-0377527
Plan number
502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 33-0377527 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,959

About this data

Source: El Pollo Loco's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 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 El Pollo Loco.

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