Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi a Mutual Insurance Co. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$163M
Total assets Near avg plan size
166
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$983,696
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi · Sponsored by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi a Mutual Insurance Co. · Mississippi · Finance & Insurance

$163M in assets, 166 participants

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi a Mutual Insurance Co.'s Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi reported $163M in total assets and 166 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #8,021 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Mississippi

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi covers 166 participants in Mississippi, about 45% of the average Mississippi filer (state average ~366 per filing). Assets: $163M.

#8,021
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
-0.9%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi's outsized position by total assets

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi vs every filed plan by assets

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

$163,293,613 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi 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. Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi sits mid-pack in the medium band (166 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi reported net income fell from $32M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi reported participants fell from 183 in the plan year 2022 filing to 166 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi end-of-year assets fell from $165M in the plan year 2022 filing to $163M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 640295748 · Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi a Mutual Insurance Co. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi · $163M · 166 · 94th

  • 5500 $163M
  • ASSETS 166
  • PCT 94th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Cng Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #8021

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 →

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in the asset neighbourhood

Cng Pension Plan$163MNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiNon-Contributory Retirement …$163MNational Gypsum General Pension PlanNational Gypsum General Pens…$163MTeamsters Local 617 Pension FundTeamsters Local 617 Pension …$163MMedia Guild Retirement Plan$163M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Mississippi filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$165M
Net Assets (End of Year)$162M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN640295748
Plan Effective Date1968-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi a Mutual Insurance Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi a Mutual Insurance Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$254M 0.38129135402992415% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$260M$270M$280M 202220232024 $253M $254M ▲ +0.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 686 $253M
2023 2 652 $270M
2024 2 653 $254M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Mississippi

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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Total assets ($M): 163.293613 · Participants: 166Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiHancock 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 Plan
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants
Compare Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi side-by-side with 3 peers →

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Mississippi, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cng Pension Plan in CT ($163M); by covered participants it is Dentons US LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL (166 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($163M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (166 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 Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi assets move in 2023? ▼
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi held essentially flat - down 0.9% during 2023, from $165M to $163M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi a Mutual Insurance Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi a Mutual Insurance Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 0.4%, from $253M to $254M.
Where does Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cng Pension Plan in CT ($163M, 159 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dentons US LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL (166 participants, $30M 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 640295748.

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.