Stephens Shared Services LLC

Little Rock, AR Holding companiesNAICS 551112

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,282Participants+1% vs. prior year
$3.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#3 of 3Holding companies in ARBy participants

Overview

Stephens Shared Services LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,282 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
1,282 · prior year 1,276
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Stephens Flexible Benefits Plan, plan 501 (1,282 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
UnitedHealthcare Stop Loss - United Health
Broker compensation
$381K 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 CompanyShort-term disability, Long-term disability, Life1,773$1.9M$315K
UnitedHealthcare Stop Loss - United HealthStop-loss1,030$1.8M—
Delta Dental Plan of Arkansas, Inc.Dental2,220$878K$57K
Delta Vision Plan of Arkansas, Inc.Vision1,812$145K$9K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,282 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$79K–$195K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$23K–$58K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$34K–$71K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$15K–$44K
PBM contract terms$8K–$23K
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
Stephens Shared Services LLC
Sponsor EIN
27-2059091
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 27-2059091 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Stephens Shared Services LLC'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 Stephens Shared Services LLC.

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