Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

New York Life Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$3.1B
Total assets
12,292
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$255,681
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Nylic Retirement Plan · Sponsored by New York Life Insurance Company · New York · Finance & Insurance

$3.1B in assets, 12,292 participants

New York Life Insurance Company's Nylic Retirement Plan reported $3.1B in total assets and 12,292 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in New York

Nylic Retirement Plan covers 12,292 participants in New York, 15x the typical New York plan (state average ~795 per filing). Assets: $3.1B.

$3.1B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
12,292
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$255,681
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $60M 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

  • Nylic Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $103M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$60M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nylic Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 11,867 in the plan year 2023 filing to 12,292 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nylic Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 795 participants across 8,491 plans. Nylic Retirement Plan reports 12,292 participants - 15x that state average ($3.1B EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.1B
Net Income-$60M
Employer EIN135582869
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New York Life Insurance Company)

$6B$8B$10B$12B$14B 202220232024 $8.12B $13.3B ▲ +63.2%
Total plan assets by year, all New York Life Insurance Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 36,622 $8.1B
2023 4 44,938 $12.9B
2024 4 45,855 $13.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Nylic Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Nylic Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Nylic Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension…1199seiu Health Care…Consolidated Edison …Pfizer Consolidated …GE Energy Pension Plan
Nylic Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Nylic Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nylic Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Nylic Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 1.9% during 2024, from $3.2B to $3.1B. Reported net income was -$60M.
How have New York Life Insurance Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New York Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 63.2%, from $8.1B to $13.3B.
Where does Nylic Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Nylic Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Nylic Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Georgia-Pacific LLC Hourly Pension Plan in GA ($3.2B, 7,127 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Nylic Retirement Plan's numbers.

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 135582869.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.