Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $136M
- Total assets
- 197
- Participants
- 94th
- Percentile by assets
- $689,619
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kansas City Life Insurance Company · Missouri · Finance & Insurance
$136M in assets, 197 participants
Kansas City Life Insurance Company's Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $136M in total assets and 197 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.
- 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #8,376 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 197 participants in Missouri, about 27% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $136M.
- $136M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 197
- covered participants
- 94th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $689,619
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $36M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Where Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan sits by total assets
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$135,855,000 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Participants vs Missouri filers
In Missouri, the average filing covers about 737 participants across 2,297 plans. Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reports 197 participants - about 27% of that state average ($136M EOY assets).
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $172M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $136M |
| Net Income | -$36M |
| Employer EIN | 440308260 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1951-10-04 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Kansas City Life Insurance Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 649 | $242M |
| 2023 | 2 | 618 | $256M |
| 2024 | 2 | 600 | $264M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
- Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.5B · 31,010
- Ameren Retirement Plan $4.4B · 10,080
- Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.4B · 15,460
- Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.3B · 8,767
- Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan $3.1B · 4,763
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan (NC) $136M · 1,987
- Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Pension Plan (PA) $136M · 526
- Pension Plan a of Healthnow Ny Inc. (PA) $136M · 230
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund (TN) $136M · 717
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri. Compare plans
- Kansas City Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 9.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans