Cowan Systems, LLC

Baltimore, MD Transportation & logisticsNAICS 484120

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,988Participants-7% vs. prior year
$4.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 5Transportation & logistics in MDBy participants

Overview

Cowan Systems, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,988 participants in plan year 2025, down 7% 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
1,988 · prior year 2,142
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Cowan Systems, LLC Premium Conversion Plan, plan 501 (1,988 participants)
Broker compensation
$196K 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
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental, Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability1,982$2.3M$196K
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.Vision1,104$108K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$4.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,988 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$123K–$302K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$36K–$90K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$52K–$109K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$23K–$68K
PBM contract terms$12K–$35K
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
Cowan Systems, LLC
Sponsor EIN
56-2537962
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 56-2537962 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Cowan Systems 401k Profit Sharing Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,005

About this data

Source: Cowan Systems, LLC'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 Cowan Systems, LLC.

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