Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

Bellevue, WA UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
3,400Participants-1% vs. prior year
$8.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 2Utilities in WABy participants

Overview

Puget Sound Energy, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,400 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.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
3,400 · prior year 3,439
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Group Benefits Plan, plan 501 (3,400 participants); Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Retiree Health Reimbursement Account, plan 516 (316 participants)
Broker compensation
$191K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability5,003$4.5M$70K
Willamette Dental of Washington, Inc.Dental941$614K—
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLong Term Care613$602K$120K
Vision Service PlanVision2,978$472K—
Curalinc, LLC, D.b.a. Curalinc HealthcareEmployee Assistance Program3,436$95K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$8.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,400 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$210K–$517K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$61K–$153K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$89K–$187K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$39K–$116K
PBM contract terms$20K–$60K
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
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
91-0374630
Plan numbers
501, 516
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 91-0374630 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Retirement Plan for Employees of Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Type
Pension plan
Participants
5,133

About this data

Source: Puget Sound Energy, Inc.'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 Puget Sound Energy, Inc..

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