Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $219M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 182
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 95th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.2M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services
$219M in assets, 182 participants
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association reported $219M in total assets and 182 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- #19,554 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association covers 182 participants in Illinois, about 23% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $219M.
- #19,554
- in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
- +1.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 2.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's outsized position by total assets
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$218,943,444 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 filed plans
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 and Blue Shield Association 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 and Blue Shield Association sits mid-pack in the medium band (182 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association reported net income fell from $40M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association reported participants fell from 212 in the plan year 2022 filing to 182 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association end-of-year assets rose from $216M in the plan year 2022 filing to $219M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 135656874 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · $219M · 182 · 95th
- PCT $219M
- PCT 182
- PCT 95th
- PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PCT near The Retirement Plan for Employees of Bush Brothers & Company
- PCT ind #19554
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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $216M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $219M |
| Net Income | $3M |
| Employer EIN | 135656874 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1957-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $674M 18.71091787264028% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,370 | $568M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,387 | $644M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,397 | $674M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $49.7B · 48,538
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $35.2B · 45,001
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,680
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $8.0B · 16,346
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $7.8B · 17,382
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Retirement Plan for Employees of Bush Brothers & Company in TN ($219M); by covered participants it is Tree Top, Inc. Pension Plan in WA (182 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($219M here).
- The Retirement Plan for Employees of Bush Brothers & Company (TN) $219M · 641
- Revised Pension Plan for Employees of Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company and Its Affiliated Companies (PA) $219M · 330
- Erc Retirement Plan (CT) $220M · 121
- Hyundai Motor America Pension Plan (CA) $218M · 317
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (182 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.