Lincoln National Corporation c/o Health & Welfare Benefits

Radnor, PA Holding companiesNAICS 551112

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
9,767Participants-13% vs. prior year
$23.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 9Holding companies in PABy participants

Overview

Lincoln National Corporation c/o Health & Welfare Benefits sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 9,767 participants in plan year 2025, down 13% 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
9,767 · prior year 11,176
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Lincoln National Corporation Employees Life, Health & Accident Plan, plan 501 (9,767 participants); Lincoln National Corporation Employees Health Care Expense Account, plan 506 (1,873 participants); Lincoln National Corporation Life and Health Plan for Retired Employees, plan 510 (1,794 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$276K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Vision, Long-term disability, Medical9,366$9.8M$196K
Lincoln National Life Ins CompanyLong-term disability9,371$2.4M$60K
Aetna Life Insurance CompanyStop-loss7,931$412K—
Federal Insurance CompanyTravel Accident9,366$101K$20K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$23.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 9,767 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$602K–$1.5M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$176K–$440K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$257K–$537K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$111K–$333K
PBM contract terms$58K–$174K
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
Lincoln National Corporation c/o Health & Welfare Benefits
Sponsor EIN
35-1140070
Plan numbers
501, 506, 510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 35-1140070 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
LNC Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
17,050

About this data

Source: Lincoln National Corporation c/o Health & Welfare Benefits'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 Lincoln National Corporation c/o Health & Welfare Benefits.

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