Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Continental Casualty Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
457
Participants Below avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$4.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#1,103
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
-2.6%
assets change YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Cna Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cna Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,887,817,000 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Cna Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cna Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (457 participants).

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 362114545 · Continental Casualty Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cna Retirement Plan · $1.9B · 457 · 99th

  • EIN $1.9B
  • RANK 457
  • PHOTO 99th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Twin City Carpenters and Joiners Pension Fund
  • 5500 ind #1103

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Cna Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cna Retirement Plan$1.9BTwin City Carpenters and Joiners Pension FundTwin City Carpenters and Joi…$1.9BDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsid…$1.9BElectrical Workers Pension Plan Local 103 I.B.E.W.Electrical Workers Pension P…$1.9BOncor Retirement Plan$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cna Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Continental Casualty Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.4B 15.529715840356491% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.97B $3.35B ▼ -15.6%
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

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

Cna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cna Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.887817 · Participants: 457Cna Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Cna Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Cna Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Twin City Carpenters and Joiners Pension Fund in MN ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in CT (457 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (457 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 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cna Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in CT (457 participants, $557M in assets).