SLM Corporation

Newark, DE Finance & insuranceNAICS 522291

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,854Participants+6% vs. prior year
$4.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 4Finance & insurance in DEBy participants

Overview

SLM Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,854 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
1,854 · prior year 1,757
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Sallie MAE Employees Comprehensive Welfare, plan 501 (1,854 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Swissre Accident & Health Risk Solutions, LLC
Broker compensation
$252K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental, Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability3,383$3.4M$203K
Swissre Accident & Health Risk Solutions, LLCStop-loss1,451$2.2M—
UnitedHealthcare Insurance CompanyVision1,441$281K$28K
MetLife Legal Plans, Inc.Legal306$75K$9K
New York Life (life Insurance Company of North America)Business Travel Accident1,691$26K$4K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$4.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,854 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$114K–$282K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$33K–$84K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$49K–$102K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$21K–$63K
PBM contract terms$11K–$33K
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
SLM Corporation
Sponsor EIN
52-2013874
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 52-2013874 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Sallie MAE 401(k) Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,427

About this data

Source: SLM 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 SLM Corporation.

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