Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. DBA Walden Security

Chattanooga, TN Business servicesNAICS 561600

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews April
631ParticipantsFirst year on file
$1.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Apr 2027Next renewalPlan year begins April 1
#6 of 8Business services in TNBy participants

Overview

Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. DBA Walden Security sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 631 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in April. 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
631
Plan year
Begins April 1 · next renewal April 2027
Health plans filed
Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. Health and Welfare Plan, plan 502 (631 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Pan-American Life Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$496K 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
Aetna Life Insurance CompanyMedical, Prescription drug1,145$2.3M$239K
Bluecross Blueshield of TennesseeMedical, Dental, Vision800$1.6M$109K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental, Vision, Life, Short-term disability1,906$599K$43K
United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Life, Short-term disability, Critical Illness Voluntary, Accident439$291K$53K
Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Short-term disability527$215K$46K
Transamerica Life Insurance CompanyDental, Vision, Life, Short-term disability1,060$67K$7K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 631 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$39K–$96K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$28K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$17K–$35K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$22K
PBM contract terms$4K–$11K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning April 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor
Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. DBA Walden Security
Sponsor EIN
62-1448519
Plan number
502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 62-1448519 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Walden Security Federal Services Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
6,348

About this data

Source: Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. DBA Walden Security's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 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 Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. DBA Walden Security.

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