Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$194M
Total assets Near avg plan size
159
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$194M in assets, 159 participants

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association reported $194M in total assets and 159 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #19,226 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association covers 159 participants in Illinois, about 20% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $194M.

#19,226
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-11.4%
assets change YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $25M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's outsized position by total assets

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association vs every filed plan by assets

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

$193,918,201 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 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. Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association sits mid-pack in the medium band (159 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association reported participants fell from 182 in the plan year 2023 filing to 159 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association end-of-year assets fell from $219M in the plan year 2023 filing to $194M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 135656874 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association · $194M · 159 · 94th

  • ASSETS $194M
  • ASSETS 159
  • ASSETS 94th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Smithfield Foods Hourly Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #19226

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association in the asset neighbourhood

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationNon-Contributory Retirement …$194MSmithfield Foods Hourly Pension PlanSmithfield Foods Hourly Pens…$194MAutoliv Asp, Inc. Pension PlanAutoliv Asp, Inc. Pension Pl…$194MOregon & Southwest Washington Painters Pension PlanOregon & Southwest Washingto…$193MLaundry, Dry Cleaning Workers & Allied Industries Retirement Fund, Workers UnitedLaundry, Dry Cleaning Worker…$193M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$219M
Net Assets (End of Year)$194M
Net Income-$25M
Employer EIN135656874
Plan Effective Date1957-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$674M 18.71091787264028% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $568M $674M ▲ +18.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,370 $568M
2023 2 1,387 $644M
2024 2 1,397 $674M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Total assets ($B): 0.193918201 · Participants: 159Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association side-by-side with 3 peers →

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Smithfield Foods Hourly Pension Plan in VA ($194M); by covered participants it is Southern Bank and Trust Company Pension Plan in NC (159 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (159 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 Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association assets move in 2024? ▼
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association pulled back noticeably - down 11.4% during 2024, from $219M to $194M. Reported net income was -$25M.
How have Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.7%, from $568M to $674M.
Where does Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association ranks in the 94th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Smithfield Foods Hourly Pension Plan in VA ($194M, 6,816 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Bank and Trust Company Pension Plan in NC (159 participants, $91M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 135656874.

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.