Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$143M
Total assets Near avg plan size
176
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$815,091
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kansas City Life Insurance Company · Missouri · Finance & Insurance

$143M in assets, 176 participants

Kansas City Life Insurance Company's Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $143M in total assets and 176 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #7,939 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 176 participants in Missouri, about 24% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $143M.

#7,939
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+5.6%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$143,456,000 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance 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. Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (176 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reported participants fell from 197 in the plan year 2022 filing to 176 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $136M in the plan year 2022 filing to $143M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 440308260 · Kansas City Life Insurance Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan · $143M · 176 · 93rd

  • EIN $143M
  • RANK 176
  • PHOTO 93rd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Sisecam US Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #7939

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 →

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$136M
Net Assets (End of Year)$143M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN440308260
Plan Effective Date1951-10-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kansas City Life Insurance Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kansas City Life Insurance Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$264M 9.188332594454474% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$230M$240M$250M$260M$270M 202220232024 $242M $264M ▲ +9.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 649 $242M
2023 2 618 $256M
2024 2 600 $264M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.143456 · Participants: 176Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.787453474 · Participants: 30358Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.709766277 · Participants: 10156Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.457605028 · Participants: 14993Co-Op Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376279254 · Participants: 2671Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.265514848 · Participants: 11420Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sisecam US Pension Plan in GA ($143M); by covered participants it is Pension Fund of Stage Employees Local 4 Iatse in NJ (176 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (176 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 Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.6% during 2023, from $136M to $143M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Kansas City Life Insurance Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kansas City Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.2%, from $242M to $264M.
Where does Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sisecam US Pension Plan in GA ($143M, 58 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Fund of Stage Employees Local 4 Iatse in NJ (176 participants, N/A in assets).