Freese and Nichols, Inc.

Fort Worth, TX Professional servicesNAICS 541330

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,319Participants+5% vs. prior year
$3.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#22 of 81Professional services in TXBy participants

Overview

Freese and Nichols, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,319 participants in plan year 2025, up 5% 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
1,319 · prior year 1,257
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Freese and Nichols, Inc. Flexible Benefits Plan, plan 502 (1,319 participants)
Broker compensation
$319K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Symetra Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, Accident, Critical Illness1,319$1.4M$181K
Delta Dental Insurance CompanyDental2,291$1.1M$118K
Vision Service PlanVision988$109K$11K
Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. DBA LegalshieldLegal Services Plan Memberships292$54K$9K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,319 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$81K–$200K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$24K–$59K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$35K–$73K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$15K–$45K
PBM contract terms$8K–$23K
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
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
75-1531935
Plan number
502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 75-1531935 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The Retirement Plan and Trust for the Employees of Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,707

About this data

Source: Freese and Nichols, 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 Freese and Nichols, Inc..

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