401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
5,845
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$186,887
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan · Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan · Michigan · Finance & Insurance

$1.1B in assets, 5,845 participants

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 5,845 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.

  • #9,076 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan covers 5,845 participants in Michigan, 9.2x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.

#9,076
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-17.6%
assets change YoY
11×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $238M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,092,357,210 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings 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. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan lands in the large band (5,845 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 382069753 · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PY 2022 · 401(k)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan · $1.1B · 5,845 · 99th

  • SCH $1.1B
  • SCH 5,845
  • SCH 99th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Olin Corporation Contributing Employee Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #9076

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 Michigan →

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Retirement PlanGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP …$1.1BBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Mi…$1.1BOlin Corporation Contributing Employee Ownership PlanOlin Corporation Contributin…$1.1BBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina 401(k) PlanBlue Cross and Blue Shield o…$1.1BSavings Program for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy Facilities at Oak Ridge, TennesseeSavings Program for Employee…$1.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.1B
Net Income-$238M
Employer EIN382069753
Plan Effective Date1983-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.2B 16.407909383637403% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B$3.4B 202220232024 $2.73B $3.18B ▲ +16.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 15,548 $2.7B
2023 4 15,287 $3.0B
2024 4 16,052 $3.2B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.09235721 · Participants: 5845Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 18.071817726 · Participants: 43382General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 13.833597622 · Participants: 32974Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.307640951 · Participants: 16930The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 7.545889119 · Participants: 40458The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 6.44558193 · Participants: 57811Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan reports $1.1B in end-of-year assets across 5,845 participants (0.009% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $186,887 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$238M.

This plan identity (EIN 382069753, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.1B to $1.5B (+39.3%) while covered participants moved from 5,845 to 6,219 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,845 $1.1B This page
2023 6,006 $1.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 6,219 $1.5B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Olin Corporation Contributing Employee Ownership Plan in MO ($1.1B); by covered participants it is Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Savings Plan in AZ (5,844 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan declined sharply - down 17.6% during 2022, from $1.3B to $1.1B. Reported net income was -$238M.
How have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.4%, from $2.7B to $3.2B.
Where does Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Olin Corporation Contributing Employee Ownership Plan in MO ($1.1B, 6,684 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Employees' Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Savings Plan in AZ (5,844 participants, $1.3B in assets).