Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$746M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,723
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$432,834
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Hancock Whitney Corporation · Mississippi · Finance & Insurance

$746M in assets, 1,723 participants

Hancock Whitney Corporation's Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan reported $746M in total assets and 1,723 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #8,575 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Mississippi

Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan covers 1,723 participants in Mississippi, 4.7x the typical Mississippi plan (state average ~366 per filing). Assets: $746M.

#8,575
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+6.5%
assets growth YoY
7.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$745,772,396 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 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 2023

Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,723 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$159M in the plan year 2022 filing to $45M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,855 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,723 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $701M in the plan year 2022 filing to $746M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 640693170 · Hancock Whitney Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan · $746M · 1,723 · 98th

  • NET $746M
  • BOOK 1,723
  • VS-ST 98th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit Plan
  • EBSA ind #8575

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 Mississippi →

Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cedars-Sinai Health System Defined Benefit Retirement PlanCedars-Sinai Health System D…$751MTranscanada USA Services Inc. Retirement PlanTranscanada USA Services Inc…$748MJones Day Qualified Defined Benefit PlanJones Day Qualified Defined …$746MHancock Whitney Corporation Pension PlanHancock Whitney Corporation …$746MNavistar, Inc. Hourly Employees Pension Plan No. 1Navistar, Inc. Hourly Employ…$741M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Mississippi filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$701M
Net Assets (End of Year)$746M
Net Income$45M
Employer EIN640693170
Plan Effective Date1958-12-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hancock Whitney Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hancock Whitney Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 14.896303395715224% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B 202220232024 $1.17B $1.34B ▲ +14.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,178 $1.2B
2023 2 5,268 $1.3B
2024 2 5,188 $1.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Mississippi

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

Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010002000300040005000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 745.772396 · Participants: 1723Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension PlanNorth Mississippi Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan & Trust Agreement, Total assets ($M): 491.683623 · Participants: 1837North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan & Trust AgreementSfb Casualty Ins Co Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 430.75458 · Participants: 1492Sfb Casualty Ins Co Retirement PlanCadence Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement, Total assets ($M): 337.803252 · Participants: 4758Cadence Retirement Plan and Trust AgreementSouthern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 229.947844 · Participants: 607Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Retirement PlanPension Plan for Employees of Central Service Association, Total assets ($M): 174.993345 · Participants: 450Pension Plan for Employees of Central Service Association
Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants
Compare Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Mississippi, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit Plan in OH ($746M); by covered participants it is Andersen Corporation Employees' Pension and Retirement Plan in MN (1,724 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,723 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.5% during 2023, from $701M to $746M. Reported net income was $45M.
How have Hancock Whitney Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hancock Whitney Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.9%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit Plan in OH ($746M, 929 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Andersen Corporation Employees' Pension and Retirement Plan in MN (1,724 participants, $833M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 640693170.

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.