The Esab Group, Inc.

North Bethesda, MD ManufacturingNAICS 333900

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,162Participants-1% vs. prior year
$2.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#8 of 19Manufacturing in MDBy participants

Overview

The Esab Group, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,162 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
1,162 · prior year 1,172
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Group Insurance Plan for Employees of the Esab Group, Inc., plan 501 (1,162 participants)
Broker compensation
$203K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyLife1,644$1.2M$135K
Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability1,077$215K$23K
Transamerica Insurance CompanyMedical58$169K$37K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance CompanyVision1,733$100K—
Express Scripts, Inc.Prescription drug27$43K$5K
CCA Inc.Employee Assistance Program1,225$24K—
MetLife Legal PlansLegal85$18K$3K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,162 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$72K–$177K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$21K–$52K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$31K–$64K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$13K–$40K
PBM contract terms$7K–$21K
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
The Esab Group, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
84-0966648
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 84-0966648 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The Esab Group, Inc. Consolidated Retirement Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
2,459

About this data

Source: The Esab Group, 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 The Esab Group, Inc..

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