The J.m. Smucker Company

Orrville, OH ManufacturingNAICS 311400

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
9,993Participants+21% vs. prior year
$23.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#7 of 147Manufacturing in OHBy participants

Overview

The J.m. Smucker Company sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 9,993 participants in plan year 2025, up 21% 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
9,993 · prior year 8,291
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Master Health and Welfare Plan, plan 501 (9,993 participants)
Broker compensation
$105K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Securian Life Insurance CompanyLife9,878$3.2M$67K
Community Insurance Company—14,814$2.8M—
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability7,470$2.7M$38K
Vision Service PlanVision5,628$1.6M—
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLife73$64K—
Ace American Insurance CompanyAccidental Death & Dismemberment15,761$24K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$23.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 9,993 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$616K–$1.5M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$180K–$450K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$263K–$550K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$114K–$341K
PBM contract terms$59K–$178K
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 J.m. Smucker Company
Sponsor EIN
34-0538550
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 34-0538550 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The J.m. Smucker Company Employee Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
10,964

About this data

Source: The J.m. Smucker Company'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 J.m. Smucker Company.

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