Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $167M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 346
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $483,007
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City · Missouri · Finance & Insurance
$167M in assets, 346 participants
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City's Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan reported $167M in total assets and 346 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.
- #8,030 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan covers 346 participants in Missouri, about 47% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $167M.
- #8,030
- in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
- +4.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$167,120,425 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan 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. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (346 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$14K in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan reported participants fell from 464 in the plan year 2022 filing to 346 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $160M in the plan year 2022 filing to $167M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 431257251 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan · $167M · 346 · 94th
- VS-ST $167M
- VS-ST 346
- VS-ST 94th
- VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
- VS-ST near Minerals Technologies Inc. Retirement Plan
- VS-ST ind #8030
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 Missouri →
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $160M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $167M |
| Net Income | $7M |
| Employer EIN | 431257251 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1951-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $448M 22.617530363664564% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,060 | $365M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,957 | $418M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,861 | $448M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.8B · 30,358
- Ameren Retirement Plan $4.7B · 10,156
- Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.5B · 14,993
- Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan $3.4B · 2,671
- Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.3B · 11,420
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Minerals Technologies Inc. Retirement Plan in NY ($167M); by covered participants it is L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan in ME (346 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($167M here).
- Minerals Technologies Inc. Retirement Plan (NY) $167M · 332
- Alstom Inc. Cash Balance Pension Plan (CT) $167M · 268
- Edgewell Personal Care Company Defined Benefit Plan (CT) $167M · 651
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 85 Pension Fund (TN) $167M · 1,041
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (346 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan (ME) 346 · 0 off
- Lee County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Retirement Plan (FL) 346 · 0 off
- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (IN) 346 · 0 off
- Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company (OR) 346 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.