Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$136M
Total assets Near avg plan size
197
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$689,619
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#8,376
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-20.8%
assets change YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position 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

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

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance 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. Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (197 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 440308260 · Kansas City Life Insurance Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan · $136M · 197 · 94th

  • ASSETS $136M
  • PCT 197
  • EIN 94th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan
  • IND ind #8376

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 Missouri →

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$172M
Net Assets (End of Year)$136M
Net Income-$36M
Employer EIN440308260
Plan Effective Date1951-10-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kansas City Life Insurance Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kansas City Life Insurance Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$264M 9.188332594454474% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$230M$240M$250M$260M$270M 202220232024 $242M $264M ▲ +9.2%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.135855 · Participants: 197Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.485527737 · Participants: 31010Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.442367346 · Participants: 10080Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376779083 · Participants: 15460Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.256518868 · Participants: 8767Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.12779001 · Participants: 4763Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan in NC ($136M); by covered participants it is Southern Bank and Trust Company Pension Plan in NC (197 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (197 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 Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan declined sharply - down 20.8% during 2022, from $172M to $136M. Reported net income was -$36M.
How have Kansas City Life Insurance Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kansas City Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.2%, from $242M to $264M.
Where does Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan in NC ($136M, 1,987 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Bank and Trust Company Pension Plan in NC (197 participants, $87M 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 440308260.

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.