Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

New England Life Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$141M
Total assets Near avg plan size
N/A
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by New England Life Insurance Company · North Carolina · Finance & Insurance

$141M in assets, N/A participants

New England Life Insurance Company's New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan reported $141M in total assets and N/A 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.

  • #7,544 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $141M for N/A participants, down 0.9% in 2024.

#7,544
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
-0.9%
assets change YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$140,792,152 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

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $142M in the plan year 2023 filing to $141M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042708937 · New England Life Insurance Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan · $141M · N/A · 93rd

  • VS-ST $141M
  • BOY N/A
  • SCH 93rd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #7544

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 North Carolina →

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Massachusetts Medical Society Pension PlanMassachusetts Medical Societ…$141MNew England Agency Employees' Retirement PlanNew England Agency Employees…$141MCapital City Bank Group, Inc. Retirement PlanCapital City Bank Group, Inc…$141MAmsted Industries Incorporated Defined Benefit Pension PlanAmsted Industries Incorporat…$141MNoble Services Company LLC Salaried Employees' Retirement PlanNoble Services Company LLC S…$141M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$142M
Net Assets (End of Year)$126M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN042708937
Plan Effective Date1953-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New England Life Insurance Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New England Life Insurance Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$225M 3.901039696056735% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$225M$230M$235M$240M 202220232024 $234M $225M ▼ -3.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 N/A $234M
2023 2 N/A $230M
2024 2 N/A $225M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.140792152 · Participants: 0New England Agency Employees' Retirement PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.577892612 · Participants: 9923Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.698665729 · Participants: 38548Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.678 · Participants: 13576Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.784844379 · Participants: 22655Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke UniversityThe Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.397551709 · Participants: 1745The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan
New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Retirement Plan in FL at $141M (this filing: $141M).

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 New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan held essentially flat - down 0.9% during 2024, from $142M to $141M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have New England Life Insurance Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New England Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 3.9%, from $234M to $225M.
Where does New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
New England Agency Employees' Retirement 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 New England Agency Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Retirement Plan in FL ($141M, 441 participants).