Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kemper Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$316M
Total assets Above avg plan size
839
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$376,339
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kemper Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kemper Corporation · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$316M in assets, 839 participants

Kemper Corporation's Kemper Corporation Pension Plan reported $316M in total assets and 839 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.

  • #8,754 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where Kemper Corporation Pension Plan sits by assets

Kemper Corporation Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $316M for 839 participants (~$376,339/participant), down 19.4% in 2022.

#8,754
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-19.4%
assets change YoY
3.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $76M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kemper Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kemper Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$315,748,759 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

Kemper Corporation Pension Plan 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. Kemper Corporation Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (839 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 954255452 · Kemper Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kemper Corporation Pension Plan · $316M · 839 · 97th

  • BOY $316M
  • BOY 839
  • BOY 97th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #8754

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 Illinois →

Kemper Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kemper Corporation Pension 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)$392M
Net Assets (End of Year)$316M
Net Income-$76M
Employer EIN954255452
Plan Effective Date1990-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kemper Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kemper Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$888M 12.701152678769292% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $1.02B $0.89B ▼ -12.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 10,926 $1.0B
2023 2 10,101 $827M
2024 3 8,027 $888M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Kemper Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Kemper Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.315748759 · Participants: 839Kemper Corporation Pension PlanCentral 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
Kemper Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Kemper Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan in NC ($316M); by covered participants it is United Furniture Workers Pension Fund a in TN (839 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($316M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (839 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 Kemper Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kemper Corporation Pension Plan declined sharply - down 19.4% during 2022, from $392M to $316M. Reported net income was -$76M.
How have Kemper Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kemper Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 12.7%, from $1.0B to $888M.
Where does Kemper Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kemper Corporation Pension 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 Kemper Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan in NC ($316M, 794 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kemper Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is United Furniture Workers Pension Fund a in TN (839 participants, $47M 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 954255452.

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.