Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Hanover Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$340M
Total assets
624
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$545,459
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Company · Massachusetts · Finance & Insurance

$340M in assets, 624 participants

The Hanover Insurance Company's The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $340M in total assets and 624 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #7,995 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan sits by assets

The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $340M for 624 participants (~$545,459/participant), down 6.2% in 2024.

$340M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
624
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$545,459
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $23M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$8M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan reported participants fell from 677 in the plan year 2023 filing to 624 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $363M in the plan year 2023 filing to $340M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$363M
Net Assets (End of Year)$340M
Net Income-$23M
Employer EIN135129825
Plan Effective Date1941-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Hanover Insurance Company)

$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B 202220232024 $1.4B $1.64B â–² +17.1%
Total plan assets by year, all The Hanover Insurance Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,105 $1.4B
2023 2 5,303 $1.5B
2024 2 5,274 $1.6B

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The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Hanover Insuranc…Consolidated Cash Ba…New England Teamster…Liberty Mutual Retir…Massachusetts Instit…N. Atlantic States C…
The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2024, from $363M to $340M. Reported net income was -$23M.
How have The Hanover Insurance Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Hanover Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.2%, from $1.4B to $1.6B.
Where does The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Hanover Insurance Group Cash Balance Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry Retirement Trust Fund in CA ($341M, 1,774 participants).

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