Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · EAST HANOVER, NJ
NOVARTIS CORPORATION
NOVARTIS CORPORATION of EAST HANOVER, NJ is a 14,553-participant manufacturing employer — a large group whose insured benefits are disclosed on Schedule A of its Form 5500. Its broker of record is IGBS CORPORATION. Coverage is written through METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and 6 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 13-1834433 · plan 540 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 11 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision, life and disability; the largest, with METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, covers 12,720 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $35,893,805, with $91,911 in disclosed broker commissions — about 0.3% 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.
IGBS CORPORATION is the broker of record on 2 of the 11 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
7 carriers appear on the filing — METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, VISION SERVICE PLAN, KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLANS, INC and METLIFE LEGAL PLANS among them — with METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METLIFE LEGAL PLANS | — | 4,084 | December | $841,697 | $84,511 |
| TRIPLE-S SALUD INC | Health | 17 | December | $120,948 | $6,047 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 14,477 | December | $45,100 | $1,353 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dental | 12,720 | December | $16,528,176 | $0 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Disability | 919 | December | $737,554 | $0 |
| HMSA/BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF HAWAII | Health | 20 | December | $145,979 | $0 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life | 23,886 | December | $11,392,347 | $0 |
| VISION SERVICE PLAN | Vision | 10,724 | December | $3,127,832 | $0 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 524 | December | $171,667 | $0 |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLANS, INC | Health | 179 | December | $1,438,299 | $0 |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLANS, INC | Health | 199 | December | $1,344,206 | $0 |
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