Essential Utilities, Inc.

Bryn Mawr, PA UtilitiesNAICS 221300

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
2,276Participants-12% vs. prior year
$5.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#5 of 6Utilities in PABy participants

Overview

Essential Utilities, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,276 participants in plan year 2025, down 12% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, prepaid legal, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
2,276 · prior year 2,575
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Essential Utilities, Inc. Retiree Health and Welfare Plan, plan 507 (2,276 participants)
Broker compensation
$852K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaAD&D, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismember, Long-term disability3,228$5.2M$522K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental6,814$4.9M$226K
Vision Service PlanVision2,878$1,000K$25K
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyMedical1,672$306K$67K
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. DBA Legal ShieldLegal Services247$63K$12K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$5.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,276 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$140K–$346K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$41K–$103K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$60K–$125K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$26K–$78K
PBM contract terms$13K–$40K
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
Essential Utilities, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
23-1702594
Plan number
507
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 23-1702594 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Essential Utilities, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
4,159

About this data

Source: Essential Utilities, 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 Essential Utilities, Inc..

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