Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Woodmen of the World Insurance Society Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$828M
Total assets Above avg plan size
257
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$3.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife · Sponsored by Woodmen of the World Insurance Society · Nebraska · Finance & Insurance

$828M in assets, 257 participants

Woodmen of the World Insurance Society's Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife reported $828M in total assets and 257 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #8,262 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in Nebraska

Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife covers 257 participants in Nebraska, about 47% of the average Nebraska filer (state average ~552 per filing). Assets: $828M.

#8,262
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+7.1%
assets growth YoY
8.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife vs every filed plan by assets

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

$827,522,361 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife 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. Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife sits mid-pack in the medium band (257 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife reported participants fell from 279 in the plan year 2023 filing to 257 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife end-of-year assets rose from $772M in the plan year 2023 filing to $828M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife reported net income rose from $54M in the plan year 2023 filing to $55M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 470339250 · Woodmen of the World Insurance Society PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife · $828M · 257 · 98th

  • EBSA $828M
  • EBSA 257
  • EBSA 98th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Jm Family Associates' Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #8262

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 Nebraska →

Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife in the asset neighbourhood

Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit PlanJones Day Qualified Defined …$831MRetirement Plan for Employees of Puget Sound Energy, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$830MRetirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of WoodmenlifeRetirement Plan for Employee…$828MJm Family Associates' Retirement PlanJm Family Associates' Retire…$828MDivision 1181 Atu - Ny Employees Pension Fund and PlanDivision 1181 Atu - Ny Emplo…$825M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Nebraska filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$772M
Net Assets (End of Year)$828M
Net Income$55M
Employer EIN470339250
Plan Effective Date1961-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Woodmen of the World Insurance Society)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Woodmen of the World Insurance Society plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$988M 19.03037372404296% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$800M$850M$900M$950M$1,000M$1,050M 202220232024 $830M $988M ▲ +19.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,580 $830M
2023 2 1,604 $911M
2024 2 1,712 $988M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Nebraska

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

Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 0246 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife, Total assets ($B): 0.827522361 · Participants: 257Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of WoodmenlifeBerkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.15539935 · Participants: 9020Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension PlanPension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 4.052923429 · Participants: 3382Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & AffiliatesMutual of Omaha Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.960447908 · Participants: 415Mutual of Omaha Retirement Income PlanThe Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.379187928 · Participants: 1105The Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement PlanOmaha Construction Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.356449553 · Participants: 1402Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan
Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Nebraska, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Jm Family Associates' Retirement Plan in FL ($828M); by covered participants it is Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan in SC (257 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (257 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 Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife assets move in 2024?
Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife grew at a solid clip - up 7.1% during 2024, from $772M to $828M. Reported net income was $55M.
How have Woodmen of the World Insurance Society plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woodmen of the World Insurance Society's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.0%, from $830M to $988M.
Where does Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife ranks in the 98th 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 Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jm Family Associates' Retirement Plan in FL ($828M, 3,992 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan in SC (257 participants, $152M in assets).