Sierra Nevada Brewery Company, Inc.

Chico, CA ManufacturingNAICS 312120

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,100Participants+1% vs. prior year
$2.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#31 of 61Manufacturing in CABy participants

Overview

Sierra Nevada Brewery Company, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,100 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, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,100 · prior year 1,091
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 501 (1,100 participants); Sierra Brewing Co. Inc. Section 125 Cafeteria Plan, plan 521 (259 participants)
Broker compensation
$52K 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
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Life, Short-term disability976$512K$52K
Spring HealthEmployee Assistance Program1,058$217K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,100 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$68K–$167K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$20K–$50K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$29K–$61K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$13K–$38K
PBM contract terms$7K–$20K
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
Sierra Nevada Brewery Company, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
68-0025654
Plan numbers
501, 521
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 68-0025654 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Sierra Nevada Brewing 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,738

About this data

Source: Sierra Nevada Brewery Company, 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 Sierra Nevada Brewery Company, Inc..

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