ZEP, Inc.

Atlanta, GA Holding companiesNAICS 551112

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,035Participants-1% vs. prior year
$2.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#9 of 11Holding companies in GABy participants

Overview

ZEP, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,035 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as 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
1,035 · prior year 1,042
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
ZEP Inc. Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (1,035 participants)
Broker compensation
$188K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife1,035$603K$109K
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and AffiliatesDental758$549K$27K
Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Short-term disability434$156K$23K
Continental American Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital Ind277$101K$25K
Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co.Vision1,214$79K$4K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,035 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$64K–$157K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$19K–$47K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$27K–$57K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$12K–$35K
PBM contract terms$6K–$18K
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
ZEP, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
26-0783366
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 26-0783366 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
ZEP Inc. 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,616

About this data

Source: ZEP, 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 ZEP, Inc..

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