Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

New England Life Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$139M
Total assets Near avg plan size
N/A
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by New England Life Insurance Company · North Carolina · Finance & Insurance

$139M in assets, N/A participants

New England Life Insurance Company's New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan reported $139M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #8,392 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $139M for N/A participants, down 27.7% in 2022.

#8,392
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-27.7%
assets change YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $52M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$139,368,585 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 042708937 · New England Life Insurance Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan · $139M · N/A · 94th

  • VS-ST $139M
  • BOY N/A
  • SCH 94th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Bcom3 Cash Balance Plan
  • TYPE ind #8392

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 North Carolina →

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among New England Agency Employees' Retirement 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)$193M
Net Assets (End of Year)$131M
Net Income-$52M
Employer EIN042708937
Plan Effective Date1953-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New England Life Insurance Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New England Life Insurance Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$225M 3.901039696056735% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$225M$230M$235M$240M 202220232024 $234M $225M ▼ -3.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 N/A $234M
2023 2 N/A $230M
2024 2 N/A $225M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.139368585 · Participants: 0New England Agency Employees' Retirement PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.0193439 · Participants: 12452Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.462364023 · Participants: 37931Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0414 · Participants: 346Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.182 · Participants: 16132Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanTime Warner Cable Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.583220843 · Participants: 18624Time Warner Cable Pension Plan
New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Bcom3 Cash Balance Plan in IL at $139M (this filing: $139M).

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($139M here).

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 New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 27.7% during 2022, from $193M to $139M. Reported net income was -$52M.
How have New England Life Insurance Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New England Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 3.9%, from $234M to $225M.
Where does New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bcom3 Cash Balance Plan in IL ($139M, 468 participants).