Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.

Chicago, IL ManufacturingNAICS 331200

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
3,682Participants+8% vs. prior year
$8.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#31 of 122Manufacturing in ILBy participants

Overview

Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,682 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, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
3,682 · prior year 3,416
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Ryerson Employee Benefit Plan, plan 501 (3,682 participants)
Broker compensation
$236K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaLife, Accidental Death and Dismemberment3,682$5.5M$228K
Dearborn Life Insurance CompanyVision2,938$346K$8K
Delta Dental of IllinoisDental3,187$134K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$8.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,682 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$227K–$560K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$66K–$166K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$97K–$203K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$42K–$126K
PBM contract terms$22K–$65K
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
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
36-1717960
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 36-1717960 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Ryerson Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
4,059

About this data

Source: Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, 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 Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc..

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