Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Er 08 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
62
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$673,399
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan · Sponsored by Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Er 08 · Wyoming · Finance & Insurance

$42M in assets, 62 participants

Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Er 08's Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan reported $42M in total assets and 62 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #6,634 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan sits by assets

Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $42M for 62 participants (~$673,399/participant), up 9.8% in 2023.

#6,634
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+9.8%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$41,750,752 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan is a small filing (62 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan reported participants fell from 73 in the plan year 2022 filing to 62 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $38M in the plan year 2022 filing to $42M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 830181634 · Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Er 08 PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan · $42M · 62 · 84th

  • TYPE $42M
  • NET 62
  • BOOK 84th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Dechert LLP Pension Plan for Staff Employees
  • SCH ind #6634

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 Wyoming →

Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN830181634
Plan Effective Date1958-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Er 08)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Er 08 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$37M 33.00546139398578% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $54.7M $36.7M ▼ -33.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 289 $55M
2023 2 285 $62M
2024 2 276 $37M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wyoming

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

Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wyoming, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000100200300 01020304050 Total assets ($M) Participants Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 41.750752 · Participants: 62Western Farm Bureau Pension PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbs Wyoming, Total assets ($M): 36.188865 · Participants: 229Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbs WyomingOperating Engineers #800 & Wyoming Contractors' Association, Inc. Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($M): 14.966878 · Participants: 0Operating Engineers #800 & Wyoming Contractors' Association, Inc. Pension Trust FundGem City Bone & Joint, P.C. Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 8.250368 · Participants: 151Gem City Bone & Joint, P.C. Pension PlanWestern Farm Bureau Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.702066 · Participants: 5Western Farm Bureau Pension PlanCasper Orthopaedic Associates, P.C. Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.343972 · Participants: 108Casper Orthopaedic Associates, P.C. Cash Balance Plan
Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wyoming, assets vs. participants
Compare Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wyoming, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dechert LLP Pension Plan for Staff Employees in PA ($42M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan B of the American College of Physicians, Inc. in PA (62 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.8% during 2023, from $38M to $42M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Er 08 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Er 08's sponsor-wide assets declined 33.0%, from $55M to $37M.
Where does Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dechert LLP Pension Plan for Staff Employees in PA ($42M, 99 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Western Farm Bureau Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan B of the American College of Physicians, Inc. in PA (62 participants, $55M 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 830181634.

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.