Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $669M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,499
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $446,350
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan · Michigan · Finance & Insurance
$669M in assets, 1,499 participants
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported $669M in total assets and 1,499 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #8,546 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
Coverage in Michigan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan covers 1,499 participants in Michigan, 2.4x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $669M.
- #8,546
- in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
- +1.9%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$669,079,124 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan'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. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan lands in the large band (1,499 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported net income rose from -$92M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported participants fell from 1,612 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,499 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets rose from $656M in the plan year 2022 filing to $669M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 382069753 · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan · $669M · 1,499 · 98th
- PART $669M
- PART 1,499
- PART 98th
- PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PART near Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan
- PART ind #8546
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 Michigan →
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $656M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $669M |
| Net Income | $13M |
| Employer EIN | 382069753 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1948-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $3.2B 16.407909383637403% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 15,548 | $2.7B |
| 2023 | 4 | 15,287 | $3.0B |
| 2024 | 4 | 16,052 | $3.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $44.8B · 17,959
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $19.3B · 26,442
- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $12.7B · 10,215
- Dow Employees' Pension Plan $11.5B · 14,051
- Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $11.2B · 13,635
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan in DC ($669M); by covered participants it is Cambia Health Solutions Retirement Plan in OR (1,501 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($669M here).
- Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan (DC) $669M · 907
- Shriners Hospitals for Children Employees' Retirement Plan (FL) $668M · 1,028
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 (IL) $668M · 1,827
- Joint Pension Fund of Local Union No 102 (NJ) $672M · 2,013
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,499 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Cambia Health Solutions Retirement Plan (OR) 1,501 · 2 off
- Retirement Plan of Citgo Petroleum Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies (TX) 1,501 · 2 off
- Ilwu (Hawaii) Employers General Pension Plan (HI) 1,502 · 3 off
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation Retirement Plan (LA) 1,504 · 5 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.