Lightera, LLC

Norcross, GA ManufacturingNAICS 334200

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
1,346Participants+13% vs. prior year
$3.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#35 of 82Manufacturing in GABy participants

Overview

Lightera, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,346 participants in plan year 2025, up 13% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, short-term disability, prepaid legal, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,346 · prior year 1,194
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Lightera, LLC Master Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (1,346 participants); OFS Represented Retiree Medical and Dental Plan, plan 510 (500 participants)
Broker compensation
$81K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Long-term disability1,861$2.7M$51K
Unum Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness361$173K$28K
Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyLife153$38K$948
MetLife Legal PlansLegal300$24K—
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaHospital Indemnity, Critical Illness297$5K$783
Federal Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident1,346$2K$33

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,346 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$83K–$205K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$24K–$61K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$35K–$74K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$15K–$46K
PBM contract terms$8K–$24K
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
Lightera, LLC
Sponsor EIN
62-1864622
Plan numbers
501, 510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 62-1864622 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Lightera Non-Represented 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,351

About this data

Source: Lightera, 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 Lightera, LLC.

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