Wintrust Financial Corporation

Rosemont, IL Finance & insuranceNAICS 522120

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
4,891Participants-14% vs. prior year
$11.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 29Finance & insurance in ILBy participants

Overview

Wintrust Financial Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 4,891 participants in plan year 2025, down 14% 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
4,891 · prior year 5,681
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Wintrust Financial Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (4,891 participants)
Broker compensation
$457K 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
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaAD&D, Statutory Disability NJ, Life, Long-term disability4,874$2.6M$258K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital1,997$799K$187K
MetLife Legal PlansLegal326$70K$11K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$11.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 4,891 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$302K–$743K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$88K–$220K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$129K–$269K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$56K–$167K
PBM contract terms$29K–$87K
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
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Sponsor EIN
36-3873352
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 36-3873352 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Wintrust Financial Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
7,118

About this data

Source: Wintrust Financial Corporation'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 Wintrust Financial Corporation.

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