Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$216M
Total assets Near avg plan size
212
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$216M in assets, 212 participants

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association reported $216M in total assets and 212 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #20,911 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association covers 212 participants in Illinois, about 27% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $216M.

#20,911
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
+22.9%
assets growth YoY
2.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's outsized position by total assets

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association vs every filed plan by assets

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

$215,882,241 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association sits mid-pack in the medium band (212 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 135656874 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · $216M · 212 · 96th

  • NET $216M
  • BOOK 212
  • VS-ST 96th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Swisher International, Inc. Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees
  • EBSA ind #20911

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association in the asset neighbourhood

Laborers Local Union No. 158 Pension PlanLaborers Local Union No. 158…$216MPension Plan for Office Employees of the International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersPension Plan for Office Empl…$216MNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationNon-Contributory Retirement …$216MSwisher International, Inc. Retirement Income Plan for Salaried EmployeesSwisher International, Inc. …$216MLocal 1205 Pension Fund$216M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$176M
Net Assets (End of Year)$216M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN135656874
Plan Effective Date1957-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$674M 18.71091787264028% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $568M $674M ▲ +18.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,370 $568M
2023 2 1,387 $644M
2024 2 1,397 $674M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Total assets ($B): 0.215882241 · Participants: 212Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association side-by-side with 3 peers →

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Swisher International, Inc. Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees in CT ($216M); by covered participants it is Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore Defined Benefit Plan in MD (212 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (212 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 Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association assets move in 2022? ▼
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association grew sharply - up 22.9% during 2022, from $176M to $216M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.7%, from $568M to $674M.
Where does Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association ranks in the 96th 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 Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Swisher International, Inc. Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees in CT ($216M, 276 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore Defined Benefit Plan in MD (212 participants, $50M 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 135656874.

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.