Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Continental Casualty Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.9B
Total assets
457
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$4.1M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Cna Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Continental Casualty Company · Illinois · Management of Enterprises

$1.9B in assets, 457 participants

Continental Casualty Company's Cna Retirement Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 457 participants in its 2023 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #1,103 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Where Cna Retirement Plan sits by assets

Cna Retirement Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.9B for 457 participants (~$4.1M/participant), down 2.6% in 2023.

$1.9B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
457
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$4.1M
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $51M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cna Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$514M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$51M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cna Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 512 in the plan year 2022 filing to 457 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cna Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.9B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Cna Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Cna Retirement Plan outranks 99% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 19x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income-$51M
Employer EIN362114545
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Continental Casualty Company)

$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.97B $3.35B ▼ -15.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Continental Casualty Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,174 $4.0B
2023 2 5,725 $4.2B
2024 2 5,784 $3.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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Cna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Cna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cna Retirement PlanCentral States, Sout…State Farm Insurance…United Food & Commer…John Deere Pension P…Abbott Laboratories …
Cna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Cna Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cna Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Cna Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 2.6% during 2023, from $1.9B to $1.9B. Reported net income was -$51M.
How have Continental Casualty Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Continental Casualty Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 15.5%, from $4.0B to $3.4B.
Where does Cna Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cna Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cna Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Twin City Carpenters and Joiners Pension Fund in MN ($1.9B, 6,412 participants).

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