401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

United Fire & Casualty Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$150M
Total assets Near avg plan size
854
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$175,759
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: United Fire Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by United Fire & Casualty Company · Iowa · Finance & Insurance

$150M in assets, 854 participants

United Fire & Casualty Company's United Fire Group 401(k) Plan reported $150M in total assets and 854 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #7,597 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where United Fire Group 401(k) Plan sits by assets

United Fire Group 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $150M for 854 participants (~$175,759/participant), down 0.7% in 2024.

#7,597
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
-0.7%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

United Fire Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

United Fire Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$150,098,435 Top 7% higher than 93% of 123,620 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 2024

United Fire Group 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. United Fire Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (854 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • United Fire Group 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • United Fire Group 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,096 in the plan year 2023 filing to 854 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • United Fire Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $151M in the plan year 2023 filing to $150M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 420644327 · United Fire & Casualty Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

United Fire Group 401(k) Plan · $150M · 854 · 93rd

  • PART $150M
  • TYPE 854
  • NET 93rd
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Iap World Services Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #7597

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 →

United Fire Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Api Group, Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanApi Group, Inc. Safe Harbor …$150MSchnucks Pay Deferral Plan-30$150MUnited Fire Group 401(k) Plan$150MIap World Services Retirement Savings PlanIap World Services Retiremen…$150MCommunity Health Services of Georgia Profit Sharing PlanCommunity Health Services of…$150M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among United Fire Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$151M
Net Assets (End of Year)$150M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN420644327
Plan Effective Date1989-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (United Fire & Casualty Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All United Fire & Casualty Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$391M 5.3227911057036374% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$360M$380M$400M$420M 202220232024 $372M $391M ▲ +5.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,912 $372M
2023 2 1,819 $415M
2024 2 1,490 $391M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

United Fire Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants United Fire Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.150098435 · Participants: 854United Fire Group 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.579548793 · Participants: 12841The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.375271119 · Participants: 14728The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.306182291 · Participants: 25072Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.1084169 · Participants: 55411The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.720479704 · Participants: 8059Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
United Fire Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

United Fire Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Iap World Services Retirement Savings Plan in FL ($150M); by covered participants it is Intersystems Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan in MA (854 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (854 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did United Fire Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
United Fire Group 401(k) Plan held essentially flat - down 0.7% during 2024, from $151M to $150M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have United Fire & Casualty Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), United Fire & Casualty Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.3%, from $372M to $391M.
Where does United Fire Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
United Fire Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to United Fire Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Iap World Services Retirement Savings Plan in FL ($150M, 1,269 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to United Fire Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Intersystems Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan in MA (854 participants, $341M in assets).