Innovation Ventures, LLC D.b.a. Living Essentials

Farmington Hills, MI Wholesale tradeNAICS 424600

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
848Participants-10% vs. prior year
$2.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#13 of 21Wholesale trade in MIBy participants

Overview

Innovation Ventures, LLC D.b.a. Living Essentials sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 848 participants in plan year 2025, down 10% 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
848 · prior year 939
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Innovation Ventures, LLC D.b.a. Living Essentials Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 510 (848 participants)
Broker compensation
$18K 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
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability644$500K$12K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance CompanyVision753$36K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 848 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$52K–$129K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$15K–$38K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$22K–$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
Innovation Ventures, LLC D.b.a. Living Essentials
Sponsor EIN
38-3543942
Plan number
510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 38-3543942 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Innovation Ventures, LLC 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
585

About this data

Source: Innovation Ventures, LLC D.b.a. Living Essentials'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 Innovation Ventures, LLC D.b.a. Living Essentials.

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