Synovus Financial Corp.

Columbus, GA Holding companiesNAICS 551111

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
4,028Participants-2% vs. prior year
$9.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#5 of 11Holding companies in GABy participants

Overview

Synovus Financial Corp. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 4,028 participants in plan year 2025, down 3% 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
4,028 · prior year 4,131
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Synovus Employee Health Plan, plan 501 (4,028 participants); Synovus Health Flexible Benefit Plan, plan 510 (1,074 participants)
Broker compensation
$432K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Continental American Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital, Long-term disability, Life4,851$5.8M$432K
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc.Dental8,083$3.2M—
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc.Vision6,924$459K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$9.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 4,028 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$248K–$612K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$73K–$181K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$106K–$222K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$46K–$138K
PBM contract terms$24K–$72K
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
Synovus Financial Corp.
Sponsor EIN
58-1134883
Plan numbers
501, 510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 58-1134883 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Synovus 401(k) Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
6,781

About this data

Source: Synovus Financial Corp.'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 Synovus Financial Corp..

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