Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 4,649
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $249,772
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina · South Carolina · Finance & Insurance
$1.2B in assets, 4,649 participants
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina's Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc reported $1.2B in total assets and 4,649 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- #9,087 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
Coverage in South Carolina
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc covers 4,649 participants in South Carolina, 13x the typical South Carolina plan (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.
- #9,087
- in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
- -24.3%
- assets change YoY
- 12×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $372M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc's outsized position by total assets
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$1,161,191,922 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans
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 Empl of Bcbssc'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. Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc lands in the large band (4,649 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 570287419 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc · $1.2B · 4,649 · 99th
- 5500 $1.2B
- 5500 4,649
- 5500 99th
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- 5500 near Pitney Bowes Pension Plan
- 5500 ind #9087
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 South Carolina →
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc in the asset neighbourhood
South Carolina filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.5B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.2B |
| Net Income | -$372M |
| Employer EIN | 570287419 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1957-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.7B 18.504108062214517% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 16,530 | $2.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 15,692 | $2.5B |
| 2024 | 2 | 15,965 | $2.7B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in South Carolina
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension Plan $3.7B · 2,366
- Michelin Retirement Plan $2.1B · 4,145
- Kennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan $535M · 619
- Waterfront Employers - Ila Pension Plan $440M · 1,720
- Pension Plan for Hourly-Paid Employees of Continental Automotive Inc. & Certain Affiliated Companies $398M · 935
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside South Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pitney Bowes Pension Plan in CT ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute in OH (4,661 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).
- Pitney Bowes Pension Plan (CT) $1.2B · 1,049
- Indiana State Council of Carpenters Pension Fund (MI) $1.2B · 3,639
- Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. Hourly Retirement Plan (PA) $1.2B · 118
- Visa Retirement Plan (CA) $1.2B · 3,990
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,649 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute (OH) 4,661 · 12 off
- Pipe Trades Services Mn Pension Plan (MN) 4,609 · 40 off
- Local 272 Labor Management Pension Fund (NY) 4,690 · 41 off
- Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan (OR) 4,602 · 47 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.