Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$347M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,835
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$188,924
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Employers Mutual Casualty Company · Iowa · Finance & Insurance

$347M in assets, 1,835 participants

Employers Mutual Casualty Company's Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan reported $347M in total assets and 1,835 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,355 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan covers 1,835 participants in Iowa, 3.0x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $347M.

#8,355
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+8.1%
assets growth YoY
3.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$346,674,752 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement 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. Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,835 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$101M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,037 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,835 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $321M in the plan year 2022 filing to $347M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 420234980 · Employers Mutual Casualty Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan · $347M · 1,835 · 97th

  • EOY $347M
  • 5500 1,835
  • ASSETS 97th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees
  • RANK ind #8355

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 Iowa →

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. Pension PlanBechtel Plant Machinery, Inc…$347MA&e Television Networks, LLC. Retirement PlanA&e Television Networks, LLC…$347MAlaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesAlaska Airlines, Inc. Retire…$347MEmployers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanEmployers Mutual Casualty Co…$347MPipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension TrustPipe Trades District Council…$345M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$321M
Net Assets (End of Year)$347M
Net Income$26M
Employer EIN420234980
Plan Effective Date1953-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Employers Mutual Casualty Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Employers Mutual Casualty Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$917M 16.47441810533862% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $787M $917M ▲ +16.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,317 $787M
2023 2 4,041 $872M
2024 2 4,112 $917M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Iowa

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

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 00.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.346674752 · Participants: 1835Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanTransamerica Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.323730661 · Participants: 6519Transamerica Pension PlanPrincipal Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.699129128 · Participants: 12492Principal Cash Balance PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.515952654 · Participants: 3002Midamerican Energy Company Retirement PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.297274074 · Participants: 1474Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc.Pension Plan of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 33 Retirement Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.293488214 · Participants: 1164Pension Plan of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 33 Retirement Trust
Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in WA ($347M); by covered participants it is United States Cold Storage, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (1,836 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,835 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 Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2023, from $321M to $347M. Reported net income was $26M.
How have Employers Mutual Casualty Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Employers Mutual Casualty Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.5%, from $787M to $917M.
Where does Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in WA ($347M, 284 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is United States Cold Storage, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (1,836 participants, $73M 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 420234980.

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.