Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$321M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,037
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$157,456
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Employers Mutual Casualty Company · Iowa · Finance & Insurance

$321M in assets, 2,037 participants

Employers Mutual Casualty Company's Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan reported $321M in total assets and 2,037 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.

  • #8,764 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan covers 2,037 participants in Iowa, 3.3x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $321M.

#8,764
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-23.9%
assets change YoY
3.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $101M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$320,738,549 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

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan'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. Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,037 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 420234980 · Employers Mutual Casualty Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan · $321M · 2,037 · 97th

  • NET $321M
  • NET 2,037
  • NET 97th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Pointers, Cleaners, & Caulkers Pension Fund
  • NET ind #8764

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 Iowa →

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The University of Chicago Pension Plan for Staff EmployeesThe University of Chicago Pe…$321MEmployers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanEmployers Mutual Casualty Co…$321MPointers, Cleaners, & Caulkers Pension FundPointers, Cleaners, & Caulke…$321MWps Pension Plan$321MWec Energy Group Retirement Plan for Pgl and NsgWec Energy Group Retirement …$320M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$421M
Net Assets (End of Year)$321M
Net Income-$101M
Employer EIN420234980
Plan Effective Date1953-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Employers Mutual Casualty Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Employers Mutual Casualty Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$917M 16.47441810533862% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $787M $917M ▲ +16.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,317 $787M
2023 2 4,041 $872M
2024 2 4,112 $917M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Iowa

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

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 00.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.320738549 · Participants: 2037Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanTransamerica Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.230658092 · Participants: 6789Transamerica Pension PlanPrincipal Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.549488797 · Participants: 11788Principal Cash Balance PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.490129749 · Participants: 3321Midamerican Energy Company Retirement PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.286934779 · Participants: 1641Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc.Fbl Financial Group Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.261592735 · Participants: 666Fbl Financial Group Retirement Plan
Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pointers, Cleaners, & Caulkers Pension Fund in NY ($321M); by covered participants it is Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Mapmg in CA (2,035 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($321M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,037 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 Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 23.9% during 2022, from $421M to $321M. Reported net income was -$101M.
How have Employers Mutual Casualty Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Employers Mutual Casualty Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.5%, from $787M to $917M.
Where does Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement 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 Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pointers, Cleaners, & Caulkers Pension Fund in NY ($321M, 1,509 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Mapmg in CA (2,035 participants, $783M 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 420234980.

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.