K&l Gates LLP

Pittsburgh, PA Professional servicesNAICS 541110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,727Participants-7% vs. prior year
$4.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#13 of 37Professional services in PABy participants

Overview

K&l Gates LLP sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,727 participants in plan year 2025, down 7% 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
1,727 · prior year 1,862
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
K&l Gates Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association, plan 519 (1,727 participants)
Broker compensation
$676K 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
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife, Dental, Vision3,956$4.5M$218K
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaShort-term disability, Long-term disability2,066$4.3M$141K
Cigna Health and Life Insurance CompanyMedical, Dental165$1.4M$102K
Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyDisability145$1.1M$198K
Ace American Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident3,581$58K$12K
Health Advocate Solutions Inc.Employee Assistance Program2,344$40K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$4.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,727 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$106K–$262K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$31K–$78K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$45K–$95K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$20K–$59K
PBM contract terms$10K–$31K
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
K&l Gates LLP
Sponsor EIN
25-0921018
Plan number
519
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 25-0921018 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
K&l Gates 401(k) Plan Alpha
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,173

About this data

Source: K&l Gates LLP'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 K&l Gates LLP.

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