Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 4,344
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $277,641
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina · South Carolina · Finance & Insurance
$1.2B in assets, 4,344 participants
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina's Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc reported $1.2B in total assets and 4,344 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.
- #8,675 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
Coverage in South Carolina
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc covers 4,344 participants in South Carolina, 12x the typical South Carolina plan (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.
- #8,675
- in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
- +3.9%
- assets growth YoY
- 12×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc's outsized position by total assets
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$1,206,073,820 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Empl of Bcbssc'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. Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc lands in the large band (4,344 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc reported net income rose from -$372M in the plan year 2022 filing to $41M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc reported participants fell from 4,649 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,344 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 570287419 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc · $1.2B · 4,344 · 99th
- RANK $1.2B
- RANK 4,344
- RANK 99th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- RANK near Martin Marietta Pension Plan
- RANK ind #8675
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 South Carolina →
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc in the asset neighbourhood
South Carolina filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.2B |
| Net Income | $41M |
| Employer EIN | 570287419 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1957-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.7B 18.504108062214517% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 16,530 | $2.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 15,692 | $2.5B |
| 2024 | 2 | 15,965 | $2.7B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in South Carolina
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension Plan $3.9B · 2,016
- Michelin Retirement Plan $2.2B · 3,743
- Legacy Ghs/Tuomey Pension Plan $611M · 3,346
- Kennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan $541M · 563
- Waterfront Employers - Ila Pension Plan $482M · 1,624
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside South Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Martin Marietta Pension Plan in NC ($1.2B); by covered participants it is The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off in OH (4,341 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).
- Martin Marietta Pension Plan (NC) $1.2B · 8,546
- Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan () $1.2B · 992
- Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund (NV) $1.2B · 10,900
- Securian Financial Group Inc Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement (MN) $1.2B · 2,476
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,344 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off (OH) 4,341 · 3 off
- San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan (CA) 4,365 · 21 off
- Southwire Company Hourly Pension Plan (GA) 4,370 · 26 off
- Pension Plan for Pactiv Evergreen (IL) 4,379 · 35 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.