Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.co.
Overview
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.co. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 8,369 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.
- Plan type
- ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
- Participants
- 8,369 · prior year 8,403
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- The Northwestern Mutual Employee Flexible Benefit Plan, plan 526 (8,369 participants); NML Ins Co. Agents Flexible Benefit Plan, plan 515 (918 participants)
Insurance carriers
Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.
| Carrier | Coverage | Covered | Premium | Broker comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. | Life, Long-term disability | 9,137 | $29.0M | — |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin | Dental, Vision | 3,735 | $6.8M | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin | Dental, Vision | 146 | $239K | — |
| Zurich American Insurance Company | AD&D | 8,246 | — | — |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 8,369 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
- Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.co.
- Sponsor EIN
- 39-0509570
- Plan numbers
- 526, 515
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 39-0509570 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
Retirement plan
- Plan
- The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan
- Type
- Pension plan
- Participants
- 14,636
About this data
Source: Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.co.'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 Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.co..