Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · EVANSTON, IL
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY of EVANSTON, IL files a Form 5500 with the U.S. Department of Labor disclosing its employee benefit plan. Its broker of record is MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC. Coverage is written through HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION and 6 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 36-2167817 · plan 575 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 7 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision, life, disability and stop-loss; the largest, with HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, covers 16,908 people.
The medical plan carries stop-loss coverage, which usually signals a self-funded health plan with insured protection against large claims.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $145,015,695, with $88,954 in disclosed broker commissions — about 0.1% of premium.
The most recent policy period ended in December, and the plan year ends December 31. Group contracts typically renew on that annual cycle.
MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC is the broker of record on 4 of the 7 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Stop-loss | 9,033 | December | $1,488,173 | $70,409 |
| HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION | Health, Dental | 16,908 | December | $135,205,904 | $18,545 |
| DEARBORN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Vision, Life | 11,661 | December | $4,658,253 | $0 |
| THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Dental | 1,324 | December | $317,216 | $0 |
| FOUR EVER LIFE INS CO | — | 10 | December | $29,708 | $0 |
| HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT | Disability | 15,902 | December | $1,735,906 | $0 |
| CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health, Dental, Vision | 192 | December | $1,580,535 | $0 |
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