Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$283M
Total assets Near avg plan size
475
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$595,020
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. · Kansas · Finance & Insurance

$283M in assets, 475 participants

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.'s Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. reported $283M in total assets and 475 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #7,928 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. sits by assets

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $283M for 475 participants (~$595,020/participant), down 1.8% in 2024.

#7,928
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
-1.8%
assets change YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M 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 Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$282,634,533 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. 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. Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (475 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. reported net income fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. reported participants fell from 502 in the plan year 2023 filing to 475 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. end-of-year assets fell from $288M in the plan year 2023 filing to $283M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 480952857 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. · $283M · 475 · 96th

  • EOY $283M
  • 5500 475
  • ASSETS 96th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near I.a.T.S.E. Local 16 Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #7928

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 Kansas →

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Plumbers Local Union No. 690 Pension FundPlumbers Local Union No. 690…$284MI.a.T.S.E. Local 16 Pension PlanI.a.T.S.E. Local 16 Pension …$283MNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Non-Contributory Retirement …$283MOakwood Healthcare, Inc. Cash Balance PlanOakwood Healthcare, Inc. Cas…$282MFirst National Bank of Omaha Pension PlanFirst National Bank of Omaha…$281M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$288M
Net Assets (End of Year)$283M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN480952857
Plan Effective Date1955-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$618M 17.13895480341073% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $527M $618M ▲ +17.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,166 $527M
2023 2 2,143 $586M
2024 2 2,231 $618M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.282634533 · Participants: 475Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Koch Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.389294649 · Participants: 5044Koch Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 0.497620215 · Participants: 975Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and AffiliatesInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.362870075 · Participants: 12Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesKansas Construction Trades Open End Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.202599143 · Participants: 790Kansas Construction Trades Open End Pension Trust FundAssociated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Restated Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.179946855 · Participants: 435Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Restated Retirement Plan
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is I.a.T.S.E. Local 16 Pension Plan in CA ($283M); by covered participants it is Elliot Health System Pension Plan in NH (475 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($283M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (475 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 Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. assets move in 2024? ▼
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. edged down modestly - down 1.8% during 2024, from $288M to $283M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.1%, from $527M to $618M.
Where does Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. ranks in the 96th 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 Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is I.a.T.S.E. Local 16 Pension Plan in CA ($283M, 2,709 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Elliot Health System Pension Plan in NH (475 participants, $267M in assets).

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 480952857.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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