L. B. Foster Company

Pittsburgh, PA ManufacturingNAICS 332900

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
586Participants+2% vs. prior year
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#91 of 105Manufacturing in PABy participants

Overview

L. B. Foster Company sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 586 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
586 · prior year 575
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
L.b. Foster Co. Employee Benefit Plan, plan 504 (586 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Symetra Life Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$137K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Symetra Life Insurance CompanyStop-loss655$994K$59K
Standard Insurance CompanyIndemnity, Life, Long-term disability885$662K$43K
Delta Dental of PennsylvaniaDental702$420K$29K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance CompanyVision610$62K$5K
ComPsychEAP586$11K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 586 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$36K–$89K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$26K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$15K–$32K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$20K
PBM contract terms$3K–$10K
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
L. B. Foster Company
Sponsor EIN
25-1324733
Plan number
504
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 25-1324733 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
L.b. Foster Company 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,461

About this data

Source: L. B. Foster Company'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 L. B. Foster Company.

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