Widener University
Overview
Widener University sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 718 participants in plan year 2025, down 23% from the prior year. The plan year starts in July. 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
- 718 · prior year 934
- Plan year
- Begins July 1 · next renewal July 2027
- Health plans filed
- Widener University Group Medical Plan, plan 515 (718 participants); Widener University Faculty/administration Flexible Spending Plan, plan 516 (135 participants)
- Broker compensation
- $39K across insured contracts
Insurance carriers
Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.
| Carrier | Coverage | Covered | Premium | Broker comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | Dental, Accident | 1,393 | $692K | $32K |
| Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | Long-term disability, Life | 819 | $119K | $7K |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 718 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.
Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.
Form 5500 filing details
- Filing
- Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
- Plan sponsor
- Widener University
- Sponsor EIN
- 23-1386178
- Plan numbers
- 515, 516
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 23-1386178 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
Retirement plan
- Plan
- Widener University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
- Type
- Defined contribution plan
- Participants
- 2,341
About this data
Source: Widener University'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 Widener University.