MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Bismarck, ND UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
3,316Participants-34% vs. prior year
$7.9MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 2Utilities in NDBy participants

Overview

MDU Resources Group, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,316 participants in plan year 2025, down 34% 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
3,316 · prior year 5,054
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
MDU Resources Group, Inc. Health and Welfare Benefits Program, plan 502 (3,316 participants); MDU Resources Group, Inc. Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, plan 512 (988 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Elixir Insurance Company Prescription Drug Plan
Broker compensation
$35K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-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, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Business Travel Accident, Long-term disability3,354$1.5M—
United American Insurance Company - MckinneyMedical65$219K$16K
Elixir Insurance Company Prescription Drug PlanPrescription drug, Stop-loss65$152K$11K
Companion Life Insurance Company - ColumbiaMedical65$55K$8K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife587——

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$7.9M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,316 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$204K–$504K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$60K–$149K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$87K–$182K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$38K–$113K
PBM contract terms$20K–$59K
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
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
30-1133956
Plan numbers
502, 512
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 30-1133956 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
MDU Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,654

About this data

Source: MDU Resources Group, Inc.'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 MDU Resources Group, Inc..

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