Thiele Kaolin Company

Sandersville, GA Mining & energyNAICS 212320

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
811Participants+27% vs. prior year
$1.9MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 2Mining & energy in GABy participants

Overview

Thiele Kaolin Company sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 811 participants in plan year 2025, up 27% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
811 · prior year 638
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Thiele Kaolin Company Health and Welfare Plan, plan 501 (811 participants); Thiele Kaolin Company Retiree HRA Plan, plan 506 (233 participants)
Broker compensation
$40K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaLife, Long-term disability1,966$797K$10K
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc.Dental1,078$407K—
Transamerica Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital270$183K$30K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyVision887$71K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.9M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 811 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$50K–$123K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$15K–$37K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$21K–$45K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$9K–$28K
PBM contract terms$5K–$14K
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
Thiele Kaolin Company
Sponsor EIN
58-0525495
Plan numbers
501, 506
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 58-0525495 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
809

About this data

Source: Thiele Kaolin 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 Thiele Kaolin Company.

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