401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ryan Specialty, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$503M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,869
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$129,954
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ryan Specialty, LLC · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$503M in assets, 3,869 participants

Ryan Specialty, LLC's Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan reported $503M in total assets and 3,869 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,468 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan covers 3,869 participants in Illinois, 5.0x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $503M.

#8,468
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+39.4%
assets growth YoY
5.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$502,792,855 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings 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. Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (3,869 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $131M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $361M in the plan year 2022 filing to $503M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 3,494 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,869 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 272122990 · Ryan Specialty, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan · $503M · 3,869 · 97th

  • NET $503M
  • NET 3,869
  • NET 97th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan
  • NET ind #8468

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 Illinois →

Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

National Indemnity Company Employee Retirement and Savings PlanNational Indemnity Company E…$504MLiveramp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanLiveramp Holdings, Inc. Reti…$504MStripe, Inc. 401(k) Plan$503MRyan Specialty 401(k) Savings PlanRyan Specialty 401(k) Saving…$503MShearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings PlanShearman & Sterling LLP Reti…$503M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$361M
Net Assets (End of Year)$503M
Net Income$131M
Employer EIN272122990
Plan Effective Date2010-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ryan Specialty, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ryan Specialty, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$636M 76.14686259008883% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$400M$500M$600M$700M 202220232024 $361M $636M ▲ +76.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,494 $361M
2023 1 3,869 $503M
2024 1 4,249 $636M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.502792855 · Participants: 3869Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($503M); by covered participants it is Stop & Shop Supermarket Company 401(k) Plan in MA (3,869 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($503M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,869 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 Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan surged - up 39.4% during 2023, from $361M to $503M. Reported net income was $131M.
How have Ryan Specialty, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ryan Specialty, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 76.1%, from $361M to $636M.
Where does Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 97th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($503M, 1,038 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Stop & Shop Supermarket Company 401(k) Plan in MA (3,869 participants, $862M 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 272122990.

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.