National Opinion Research Center
Overview
National Opinion Research Center sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,352 participants in plan year 2025, up 22% 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
- 1,352 · prior year 1,113
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- Norc Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 522 (1,352 participants)
- Broker compensation
- $67K across insured contracts
Insurance carriers
Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.
| Carrier | Coverage | Covered | Premium | Broker comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Life Insurance Company | Long-term disability, Life, Critical Illness | 1,083 | $913K | $63K |
| Vision Service Plan | Vision | 791 | $91K | — |
| Combined Insurance Company | Long Term Care | 60 | $83K | $4K |
| Bluecross Blueshield of Illinois | Dental, HMO | 86 | $39K | $195 |
| National Union Fire Ins. Company of Pittsburgh, PA | Accidental Death and Dismemberment | 1,059 | $5K | — |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 1,352 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.
Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.
Form 5500 filing details
- Filing
- Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
- Plan sponsor
- National Opinion Research Center
- Sponsor EIN
- 36-2167808
- Plan number
- 522
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 36-2167808 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
Retirement plan
- Plan
- Norc, Inc. Retirement Plan
- Type
- Defined contribution plan
- Participants
- 5,649
About this data
Source: National Opinion Research Center'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 National Opinion Research Center.