Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Premera Blue Cross Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$406M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,663
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$152,497
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Premera Pension Equity Plan · Sponsored by Premera Blue Cross · Washington · Finance & Insurance

$406M in assets, 2,663 participants

Premera Blue Cross's Premera Pension Equity Plan reported $406M in total assets and 2,663 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #8,838 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where Premera Pension Equity Plan sits by assets

Premera Pension Equity Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $406M for 2,663 participants (~$152,497/participant), down 26.4% in 2022.

#8,838
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-26.4%
assets change YoY
4.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $143M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Premera Pension Equity Plan's outsized position by total assets

Premera Pension Equity Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$406,099,348 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Premera Pension Equity Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Premera Pension Equity Plan lands in the large band (2,663 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 911662324 · Premera Blue Cross PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Premera Pension Equity Plan · $406M · 2,663 · 97th

  • NET $406M
  • BOOK 2,663
  • VS-ST 97th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Pension Plan of the Segal Company
  • EBSA ind #8838

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Premera Pension Equity Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Consolidated Nuclear Security Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Pantex Location EmployeesConsolidated Nuclear Securit…$406MInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesInvista Pension Plan for Cer…$406MPremera Pension Equity Plan$406MPension Plan of the Segal CompanyPension Plan of the Segal Co…$406MTorrance Health Association Employees Retirement PlanTorrance Health Association …$406M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Premera Pension Equity Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$552M
Net Assets (End of Year)$405M
Net Income-$143M
Employer EIN911662324
Plan Effective Date1959-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Premera Blue Cross)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Premera Blue Cross plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 22.241631937685582% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.91B $1.11B ▲ +22.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,749 $911M
2023 2 5,987 $1.1B
2024 2 6,355 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Premera Pension Equity Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Premera Pension Equity Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.406099348 · Participants: 2663Premera Pension Equity PlanWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.719854718 · Participants: 226505Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.232670781 · Participants: 34042The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.057699432 · Participants: 34972The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.972366874 · Participants: 15284Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.815845616 · Participants: 8083Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
Premera Pension Equity Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Premera Pension Equity Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Premera Pension Equity Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan of the Segal Company in NY ($406M); by covered participants it is Southern Ohio Medical Center Cash Balance Pension Plan in OH (2,661 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,663 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Premera Pension Equity Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Premera Pension Equity Plan declined sharply - down 26.4% during 2022, from $552M to $406M. Reported net income was -$143M.
How have Premera Blue Cross plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Premera Blue Cross's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $911M to $1.1B.
Where does Premera Pension Equity Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Premera Pension Equity Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Premera Pension Equity Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan of the Segal Company in NY ($406M, 941 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Premera Pension Equity Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Ohio Medical Center Cash Balance Pension Plan in OH (2,661 participants, $64M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 911662324.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.