Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Carefirst, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$546M
Total assets
1,518
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$359,410
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Carefirst, Inc. · Maryland · Finance & Insurance

$546M in assets, 1,518 participants

Carefirst, Inc.'s Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $546M in total assets and 1,518 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Where Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $546M for 1,518 participants (~$359,410/participant), down 4.8% in 2024.

$546M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,518
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$359,410
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $27M 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

  • Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $847K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$27M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,626 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,518 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $573M in the plan year 2023 filing to $546M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan outranks 97% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 5.5x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$573M
Net Assets (End of Year)$545M
Net Income-$27M
Employer EIN522069215
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Carefirst, Inc.)

$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B 202220232024 $1.33B $1.62B ▲ +21.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Carefirst, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,424 $1.3B
2023 2 7,448 $1.5B
2024 2 7,452 $1.6B

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Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

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Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 4.8% during 2024, from $573M to $546M. Reported net income was -$27M.
How have Carefirst, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Carefirst, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.6%, from $1.3B to $1.6B.
Where does Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund in NJ ($546M, 2,166 participants).

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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 522069215.

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