Gecu

El Paso, TX Finance & insuranceNAICS 522130

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
857Participants+8% vs. prior year
$2.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#22 of 38Finance & insurance in TXBy participants

Overview

Gecu sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 857 participants in plan year 2025, up 8% 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
857 · prior year 797
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Gecu Employee Benefit Plan, plan 507 (857 participants)
Broker compensation
$134K 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
United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability828$480K$88K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife1,532$263K$46K
Vision Service PlanVision667$77K—
United Behavioral Health DBA OptumEmployee Assistance Program857$19K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 857 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$53K–$130K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$15K–$39K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$23K–$47K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$10K–$29K
PBM contract terms$5K–$15K
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
Gecu
Sponsor EIN
74-0650998
Plan number
507
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 74-0650998 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Gecu'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 Gecu.

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