Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

Chicago, IL Professional servicesNAICS 541110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
7,521Participants+3% vs. prior year
$17.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 44Professional services in ILBy participants

Overview

Kirkland & Ellis, LLP sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 7,521 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, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
7,521 · prior year 7,287
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP Employee Benefit Plan, plan 502 (7,521 participants)
Broker compensation
$314K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther 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 AmericaLong-term disability, Flex ADD, Flex Life6,468$4.4M$306K
Delta Dental of IllinoisDental4,217$2.9M—
Vision Service PlanVision3,991$562K—
Cigna Health and Life Insurance CompanyDental304$80K$2K
Magellan Behavioral HealthEmployee Assistance Plan6,191$74K—
Alpha Dental Programs, Inc.Dental, HMO383$63K—
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaDental36$61K$4K
Dominion NationalDental, PPO35$15K$853
United Concordia Dental Plans of California, Inc.Dental55$10K$1K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$17.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 7,521 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$464K–$1.1M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$136K–$339K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$198K–$414K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$86K–$257K
PBM contract terms$45K–$134K
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
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Sponsor EIN
36-1326630
Plan number
502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 36-1326630 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
9,716

About this data

Source: Kirkland & Ellis, 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 Kirkland & Ellis, LLP.

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