North American Stainless

Ghent, KY ManufacturingNAICS 331110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,680Participants+4% vs. prior year
$4.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#9 of 33Manufacturing in KYBy participants

Overview

North American Stainless sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,680 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, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,680 · prior year 1,616
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
North American Stainless Employee Benefits Plan, plan 501 (1,680 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
QBE Insurance
Broker compensation
$647K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
QBE InsuranceStop-loss1,497$2.2M$265K
United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity1,680$1.8M$375K
Medical Air Services Association, Inc.Air Ambulance107$201K$3K
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaVision1,419$163K—
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.Hearing1,664$38K$4K
St. Elizabeth EAPEmployee Assistance Program1,683$5K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$4.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,680 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$104K–$255K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$30K–$76K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$44K–$92K
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
North American Stainless
Sponsor EIN
61-1283966
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 61-1283966 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
North American Stainless Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,907

About this data

Source: North American Stainless'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 North American Stainless.

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