Encova Insurance

Columbus, OH Finance & insuranceNAICS 524150

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,154Participants-2% vs. prior year
$2.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#14 of 22Finance & insurance in OHBy participants

Overview

Encova Insurance sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,154 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as 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
1,154 · prior year 1,176
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Encova Insurance Health and Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 502 (1,154 participants)
Broker compensation
$151K 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
Pan-American Life Insurance CompanyLife1,154$721K$66K
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLong-term disability1,163$720K$64K
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue ShieldPPO214$458K$15K
Unum Insurance CompanyGRP Accident105$30K$6K
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaVoluntary AD&D, Life119$28K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,154 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$71K–$175K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$21K–$52K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$30K–$63K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$13K–$39K
PBM contract terms$7K–$21K
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
Encova Insurance
Sponsor EIN
31-4259550
Plan number
502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 31-4259550 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Encova Insurance 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,580

About this data

Source: Encova Insurance'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 Encova Insurance.

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