The United Illuminating Company

Orange, CT UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
693Participants0% vs. prior year
$1.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#5 of 5Utilities in CTBy participants

Overview

The United Illuminating Company sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 693 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, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
693 · prior year 693
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
The United Illuminating Company Unfunded Health and Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 522 (693 participants); The United Illuminating Company Prefunded Union PO Medical Benefit Plan, plan 507 (312 participants)
Broker compensation
$59K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
MetLifeLife, Long-term disability871$748K$59K
EmblemhealthMedicare Contract71$371K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 693 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$43K–$105K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$12K–$31K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$18K–$38K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$8K–$24K
PBM contract terms$4K–$12K
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 United Illuminating Company
Sponsor EIN
06-0571640
Plan numbers
522, 507
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 06-0571640 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The United Illuminating Company Pension Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
1,001

About this data

Source: The United Illuminating 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 United Illuminating Company.

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