Xcel Energy Inc.

Minneapolis, MN UtilitiesNAICS 221500

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
16,790Participants-3% vs. prior year
$39.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 3Utilities in MNBy participants

Overview

Xcel Energy Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 16,790 participants in plan year 2025, down 3% 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
16,790 · prior year 17,244
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Xcel Energy Inc. Employee Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 550 (16,790 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Energy Insurance Services
Broker compensation
$606K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife29,221$17.4M$469K
Hartford Life and AccidentLong-term disability11,548$7.6M$138K
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident11,223——
Energy Insurance ServicesStop-loss655——

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$39.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 16,790 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$1.0M–$2.6M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$303K–$756K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$442K–$924K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$191K–$573K
PBM contract terms$100K–$299K
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
Xcel Energy Inc.
Sponsor EIN
41-0448030
Plan number
550
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-0448030 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
14,129

About this data

Source: Xcel Energy 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 Xcel Energy Inc..

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