Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
534Participants+4% vs. prior year
$1.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#27 of 27Education in NYBy participants

Overview

Hobart and William Smith Colleges sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 534 participants in plan year 2025, up 4% 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
534 · prior year 512
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Hobart and William Smith College Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 520 (534 participants); Hobart and William Smith Colleges Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan, plan 501 (124 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
Broker compensation
$170K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Excellus Blue Cross Blue ShieldStop-loss438$677K$136K
NY Life Group Insurance Company of New YorkLong-term disability, Short-term disability, AD&D534$132K$14K
NY Life Group Insurance Company of NYLife533$104K$9K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyMedical335$66K$7K
Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of Fidelity Security Life Ins Co. of NYVision397$44K$4K
Employee Network Inc.EAP500$9K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 534 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$33K–$81K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$10K–$24K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$14K–$29K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$6K–$18K
PBM contract terms$3K–$9K
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
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Sponsor EIN
16-0743040
Plan numbers
520, 501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 16-0743040 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Retirement Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
1,473

About this data

Source: Hobart and William Smith Colleges'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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

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