Woodward, Inc.

Fort Collins, CO ManufacturingNAICS 339900

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
6,563Participants+6% vs. prior year
$15.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#3 of 23Manufacturing in COBy participants

Overview

Woodward, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 6,563 participants in plan year 2025, up 6% 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
6,563 · prior year 6,172
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Woodward Employee Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 503 (6,563 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Symetra Life Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$687K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Standard Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability7,057$6.5M$258K
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.Medical718$5.8M—
Symetra Life Insurance CompanyStop-loss6,225$5.5M$332K
Vision Service PlanVision6,731$948K—
Transamerica Life Insurance CompanyMedical415$819K—
ElixirMedical415$644K$42K
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.Dental, Vision668$355K—
Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation - LincolnMedical407$353K—
Companion Life Insurance Company - ColumbiaMedical415$347K$50K
Empathia, Inc.Employee Assistance Program6,877$201K—
Ace American Insurance CompanyAccidental Death & Dismemberment11,271$26K$5K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$15.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 6,563 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$405K–$997K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$118K–$296K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$173K–$361K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$75K–$224K
PBM contract terms$39K–$117K
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
Woodward, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
36-1984010
Plan number
503
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 36-1984010 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Woodward Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
9,400

About this data

Source: Woodward, Inc.'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 Woodward, Inc..

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