Health plan & appeal guide

Wells Fargo & Company

Minneapolis, MN · Form 5500 filing, plan year 2024

For current employees

Both kinds Wells Fargo & Co Health Plan (for Eligible Active Employees & Their Dependents) · 149,291 people · judged with 2 other filings

This employer has both kinds of coverage. The company on your insurance card decides which rules apply to you.

How we know · medium confidence
  • This employer files 3 health plans for this group; we judged them together.
  1. Wells Fargo & Co Health Plan (for Eligible Active Employees & Their Dependents) · 149,291 people · Both kinds

    • The filing says benefits are paid from the employer's general assets.
    • The filing says benefits are paid from a trust the plan controls.
    • Medical insurance bought from Kaiser Permanente is on file, covering about 22,480 people.
    • We ignored a small insurance contract with Sierra Health & Life Insurance Company covering about 1 people; it is too small to be the main plan.
    • Medical insurance is on file, but the plan also pays benefits from the employer's own money, so some options are likely self-funded.
    • The insured options cover only about 15% of the 149,291 participants, so most people in this plan are in the self-funded part.
    • The self-funded part's claims are processed by UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Ddmn Aso, Llc (Schedule C).
  2. Wells Fargo Texas Injury Benefit Plan · 15,764 people · Self-funded · federal rules

    • The filing says benefits are paid from the employer's general assets.
    • No medical insurance contract is on file (Schedule A).
  3. Island Finance Medical and Dental Plan · 109 people · Insured · state rules

    • Medical insurance bought from Mapfre Life is on file, covering about 15 people.
    • The filing says all benefits are paid through insurance contracts.
    • We ignored 1 low-cost supplemental policy(ies) such as accident or hospital cover; they don't decide how your medical claims are handled.

Not counted

  • Wells Fargo & Company Critical Illness Insurance Plan (175,648 people): Its insurance contracts (Schedule A) are for accident or hospital cover, none of it medical, and this employer files its medical plan separately.
  • Wells Fargo & Company Optional Accident Insurance Plan (64,211 people): Its insurance contracts (Schedule A) are for accident or hospital cover, none of it medical, and this employer files its medical plan separately.
  • Wells Fargo & Company Global Business Travel and Accident Plan (2,572 people): Its insurance contracts (Schedule A) are for accident or hospital cover, none of it medical, and this employer files its medical plan separately.

Double-check in 30 seconds: “Self-funded”, “administered by” or “ASO” on your card or plan summary means self-funded. “Insured by” or “underwritten by” means insured.

  1. Which company is on your insurance card?

    It’s printed on the front of the card. The filing shows which companies sell insured options here and which ones run the self-funded plan.

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For retirees

Both kinds Wells Fargo & Company Retiree Plan · 18,855 people

This employer has both kinds of coverage. The company on your insurance card decides which rules apply to you.

How we know · medium confidence
  • The filing says benefits are paid from the employer's general assets.
  • The filing says benefits are paid from a trust the plan controls.
  • Medical insurance bought from Sierra Health & Life Insurance Company, Kaiser Permanente is on file, covering about 6,799 people.
  • Medical insurance is on file, but the plan also pays benefits from the employer's own money, so some options are likely self-funded.
  • The self-funded part's claims are processed by United Health Care, Ddmn Aso, Llc (Schedule C).

Double-check in 30 seconds: “Self-funded”, “administered by” or “ASO” on your card or plan summary means self-funded. “Insured by” or “underwritten by” means insured.

  1. Which company is on your insurance card?

    It’s printed on the front of the card. The filing shows which companies sell insured options here and which ones run the self-funded plan.

  2. Send your appeal here

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  3. Know your deadlines

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  4. What happens next

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  5. Get free help

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