Granite Construction Incorporated

Watsonville, CA ConstructionNAICS 237310

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
4,842Participants+3% vs. prior year
$11.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 12Construction in CABy participants

Overview

Granite Construction Incorporated sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 4,842 participants in plan year 2025, up 3% 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
4,842 · prior year 4,687
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Granite Construction Incorporated Benefits Program, plan 501 (4,842 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$263K 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
Aetna Life Insurance Co.Medical, Dental1,139$5.8M$22K
Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance CompanyStop-loss6,882$1.8M$198K
Continental American Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability12,224$1.5M$41K
Netcare Life & Health InsuranceDental, Vision, PPO66$941K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$11.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 4,842 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$298K–$736K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$87K–$218K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$127K–$266K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$55K–$165K
PBM contract terms$29K–$86K
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
Granite Construction Incorporated
Sponsor EIN
77-0239383
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 77-0239383 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Granite Construction Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
7,233

About this data

Source: Granite Construction Incorporated'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 Granite Construction Incorporated.

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