Northwest Bank

Warren, PA Finance & insuranceNAICS 522120

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
2,216Participants+6% vs. prior year
$5.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#12 of 34Finance & insurance in PABy participants

Overview

Northwest Bank sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,216 participants in plan year 2025, up 6% 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
2,216 · prior year 2,101
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Northwest Bank Employees Welfare Benefits Program, plan 509 (2,216 participants); Northwest Bank Flexible Spending Plan, plan 502 (361 participants)
Broker compensation
$277K 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
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability2,216$1.8M$256K
Vision Service PlanVision1,600$311K$21K
ESIEmployee Assistance Program2,055$56K—
United Concordia Insurance CompanyDental68$23K—
Zurich American Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident2,216$4K$625

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$5.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,216 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$137K–$337K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$40K–$100K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$58K–$122K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$25K–$76K
PBM contract terms$13K–$39K
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
Northwest Bank
Sponsor EIN
23-2790930
Plan numbers
509, 502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 23-2790930 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Northwest Bank 2015 Amended and Restated 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
3,248

About this data

Source: Northwest Bank'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 Northwest Bank.

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