Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$166M
Total assets Near avg plan size
329
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$503,332
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City · Missouri · Finance & Insurance

$166M in assets, 329 participants

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City's Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan reported $166M in total assets and 329 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.

  • #7,661 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan covers 329 participants in Missouri, about 45% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $166M.

#7,661
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
-0.9%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$165,596,319 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

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension 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. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (329 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan reported participants fell from 346 in the plan year 2023 filing to 329 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $167M in the plan year 2023 filing to $166M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 431257251 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan · $166M · 329 · 93rd

  • IND $166M
  • IND 329
  • IND 93rd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Hawaii Truckers-Teamsters Union Pension Plan
  • IND ind #7661

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 Missouri →

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Oshkosh Corporation Hourly Employees' Retirement PlanOshkosh Corporation Hourly E…$166MHawaii Truckers-Teamsters Union Pension PlanHawaii Truckers-Teamsters Un…$166MBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension PlanBlue Cross and Blue Shield o…$166MTile Layers Union Local No. 52 Ny Pension FundTile Layers Union Local No. …$165MSheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 17 Supplemental Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers Local Un…$165M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$167M
Net Assets (End of Year)$165M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN431257251
Plan Effective Date1951-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$448M 22.617530363664564% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $365M $448M ▲ +22.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,060 $365M
2023 2 1,957 $418M
2024 2 1,861 $448M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.165596319 · Participants: 329Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.488413536 · Participants: 28958Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.799287759 · Participants: 9760Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.509086755 · Participants: 15151Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.412879552 · Participants: 11832Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaii Truckers-Teamsters Union Pension Plan in HI ($166M); by covered participants it is Recycling and General Industrial Union Local 108 Pension Fund in NJ (329 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (329 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 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.9% during 2024, from $167M to $166M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.6%, from $365M to $448M.
Where does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaii Truckers-Teamsters Union Pension Plan in HI ($166M, 364 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Recycling and General Industrial Union Local 108 Pension Fund in NJ (329 participants, $39M 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 431257251.

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.