Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Unum Group Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,140
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$413,941
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Unum Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Unum Group · Maine · Finance & Insurance

$1.3B in assets, 3,140 participants

Unum Group's Unum Group Pension Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 3,140 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.

  • #8,691 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Maine

Unum Group Pension Plan covers 3,140 participants in Maine, 6.7x the typical Maine plan (state average ~472 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

#8,691
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
-2.4%
assets change YoY
13×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Unum Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Unum Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,299,774,166 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

Unum Group 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. Unum Group Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,140 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Unum Group Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$493M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Unum Group Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,545 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,140 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Unum Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 621598430 · Unum Group PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Unum Group Pension Plan · $1.3B · 3,140 · 99th

  • VS-ST $1.3B
  • BOY 3,140
  • SCH 99th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near American Family Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #8691

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 Maine →

Unum Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Unum Group Pension Plan$1.3BAmerican Family Pension Plan$1.3BIndiana State Council of Carpenters Pension FundIndiana State Council of Car…$1.3BChildren's Hospital Medical Center Retirement PlanChildren's Hospital Medical …$1.3BWec Energy Group Retirement Account PlanWec Energy Group Retirement …$1.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Unum Group Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maine filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN621598430
Plan Effective Date1946-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Unum Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Unum Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.8B 21.88574223929185% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $3.15B $3.85B ▲ +22.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 12,596 $3.2B
2023 2 12,744 $3.5B
2024 2 12,338 $3.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maine

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

Unum Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Unum Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.299774166 · Participants: 3140Unum Group Pension PlanMaine Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.763853423 · Participants: 2679Maine Medical Center Pension PlanLegacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.545964991 · Participants: 248Legacy Chrysler Financial Employee Pension PlanTd Banknorth Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.437094691 · Participants: 1632Td Banknorth Inc. Pension PlanNorthern Light Health Retirement Partnership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.278599458 · Participants: 5979Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership PlanBangor Hydro Electric Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.123883784 · Participants: 80Bangor Hydro Electric Company Pension Plan
Unum Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
Compare Unum Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Maine, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is American Family Pension Plan in WI ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Suburban Teamsters of Northern Illinois Pension Plan in IL (3,131 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,140 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 Unum Group Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Unum Group Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 2.4% during 2023, from $1.3B to $1.3B. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Unum Group plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Unum Group's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.9%, from $3.2B to $3.8B.
Where does Unum Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Unum Group Pension 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 Unum Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Family Pension Plan in WI ($1.3B, 11,519 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Unum Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Suburban Teamsters of Northern Illinois Pension Plan in IL (3,131 participants, $849M 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 621598430.

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.