Otter Tail Corporation

Fargo, ND Holding companiesNAICS 551112

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
1,894Participants-10% vs. prior year
$4.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 1Holding companies in NDBy participants

Overview

Otter Tail Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,894 participants in plan year 2025, down 10% 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
1,894 · prior year 2,097
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Otter Tail Corporation Comprehensive Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (1,894 participants); Otter Tail Corporation Retiree Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 506 (591 participants)
Broker compensation
$158K 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
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability1,568$1.5M$92K
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness1,269$233K$67K
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaAccidental Death and Dismemberment102$8K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$4.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,894 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$117K–$288K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$34K–$85K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$50K–$104K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$22K–$65K
PBM contract terms$11K–$34K
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
Otter Tail Corporation
Sponsor EIN
27-0383995
Plan numbers
501, 506
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 27-0383995 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Otter Tail Corporation Retirement Savings
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
3,580

About this data

Source: Otter Tail Corporation'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 Otter Tail Corporation.

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