Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $283M
- Total assets
- 475
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $595,020
- Avg per participant
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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #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.
- $283M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 475
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $595,020
- avg assets per participant
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.
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.
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. vs the 2024 asset distribution
By assets, Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.8x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $288M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $283M |
| Net Income | -$5M |
| Employer EIN | 480952857 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1955-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.)
| 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
- Koch Employees' Pension Plan $1.4B · 5,044
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates $498M · 975
- Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees $363M · 12
- Kansas Construction Trades Open End Pension Trust Fund $203M · 790
- Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Restated Retirement Plan $180M · 435
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. by total assets, not by location.
- I.a.T.S.E. Local 16 Pension Plan (CA) $283M · 2,709
- Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. Cash Balance Plan (MI) $282M · 1,874
- Plumbers Local Union No. 690 Pension Fund (PA) $284M · 717
- First National Bank of Omaha Pension Plan (NE) $281M · 809
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