Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Zurich American Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.4B
Total assets
6,468
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$212,825
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan · Sponsored by Zurich American Insurance Company · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$1.4B in assets, 6,468 participants

Zurich American Insurance Company's Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan reported $1.4B in total assets and 6,468 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,108 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan covers 6,468 participants in Illinois, 8.3x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.

$1.4B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
6,468
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$212,825
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $288M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State

Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan reports 6,468 participants - 8.3x that state average ($1.4B EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income-$288M
Employer EIN364233459
Plan Effective Date1950-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Zurich American Insurance Company)

$4B$4.5B$5B$5.5B 202220232024 $4.27B $4.97B ▲ +16.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Zurich American Insurance Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,149 $4.3B
2023 2 15,265 $4.7B
2024 2 14,727 $5.0B

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Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan

Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 6,468 participants (0.011% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $212,825 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$288M.

This plan identity (EIN 364233459, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $1.3B (-6.5%) while covered participants moved from 6,468 to 5,426 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,468 $1.4B This page
2023 5,913 $1.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 5,426 $1.3B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan assets move in 2022?
Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan declined sharply - down 16.8% during 2022, from $1.7B to $1.4B. Reported net income was -$288M.
How have Zurich American Insurance Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Zurich American Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.4%, from $4.3B to $5.0B.
Where does Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla in NY ($1.4B, 3,422 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Zurich American Insurance Company Retirement Account Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
  • Zurich American Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 16.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans