Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 4,087
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $293,931
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina · South Carolina · Finance & Insurance
$1.2B in assets, 4,087 participants
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina's Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc reported $1.2B in total assets and 4,087 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- #8,335 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in South Carolina
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc covers 4,087 participants in South Carolina, 11x the typical South Carolina plan (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.
- #8,335
- in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
- -0.4%
- assets change YoY
- 12×
- 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.
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc's outsized position by total assets
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$1,201,294,121 Top 1% higher than 99% of 123,620 filed plans
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 Empl of Bcbssc's large-plan peer group by participant 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 Empl of Bcbssc lands in the large band (4,087 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc reported net income fell from $41M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc reported participants fell from 4,344 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,087 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc end-of-year assets fell from $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 570287419 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc · $1.2B · 4,087 · 99th
- 5500 $1.2B
- 5500 4,087
- 5500 99th
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- 5500 near Cfg Pension Plan
- 5500 ind #8335
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 South Carolina →
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc in the asset neighbourhood
South Carolina filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.2B |
| Net Income | -$2M |
| Employer EIN | 570287419 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1957-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.7B 18.504108062214517% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 16,530 | $2.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 15,692 | $2.5B |
| 2024 | 2 | 15,965 | $2.7B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in South Carolina
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension Plan $3.7B · 1,749
- Waterfront Employers - Ila Pension Plan $520M · 1,343
- Kennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan $511M · 495
- Legacy Ghs/Tuomey Pension Plan $428M · 2,307
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan $152M · 257
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside South Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cfg Pension Plan in RI ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 in IL (4,082 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).
- Cfg Pension Plan (RI) $1.2B · 2,962
- Retirement Plan for Hospital Employees (CA) $1.2B · 2,045
- Precision Castparts Corp. Retirement Plan (OR) $1.2B · 1,890
- Constellation Employee Pension Plan (PA) $1.2B · 3,518
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,087 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 (IL) 4,082 · 5 off
- Nissan Employee Retirement Plan (TN) 4,074 · 13 off
- Unity Health System Retirement Plan (NY) 4,112 · 25 off
- Teamsters Local 639 - Employers Pension Trust Fund (DC) 4,123 · 36 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.