Lazard Freres & Co., LLC

New York, NY Finance & insuranceNAICS 523110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,661Participants+4% vs. prior year
$3.9MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#19 of 59Finance & insurance in NYBy participants

Overview

Lazard Freres & Co., LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,661 participants in plan year 2025, up 4% 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
1,661 · prior year 1,605
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC Group Health Plan, plan 504 (1,661 participants); Lazard Freres and Co., LLC Employee Reimbursement Account Lera, plan 506 (356 participants)
Broker compensation
$41K 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
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental3,145$2.6M—
First Unum Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Life1,645$1.9M$15K
Vision Service PlanVision1,512$280K—
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident1,679$96K$26K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.9M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,661 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$102K–$252K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$30K–$75K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$44K–$91K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$19K–$57K
PBM contract terms$10K–$30K
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
Lazard Freres & Co., LLC
Sponsor EIN
13-5545100
Plan numbers
504, 506
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 13-5545100 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC Employees' Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
3,141

About this data

Source: Lazard Freres & Co., LLC'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 Lazard Freres & Co., LLC.

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