Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

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

Data updated 2026-08-06

$228M
Total assets
N/A
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
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Official DOL plan name: Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. · Arizona · Finance & Insurance

$228M in assets, N/A participants

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.'s Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. reported $228M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • 95th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

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

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $228M for N/A participants, up 3.2% in 2024.

$228M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
N/A
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
+3.2%
assets growth YoY

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 Arizona Inc. reported participants fell from 514 in the plan year 2023 filing to N/A in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $221M in the plan year 2023 filing to $228M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. outranks 95% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.3x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$221M
Net Assets (End of Year)$228M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN860004538
Plan Effective Date1953-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

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

$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $737M $745M ▲ +1.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,638 $737M
2023 3 3,888 $674M
2024 3 3,226 $745M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arizona

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 Arizona Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants

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Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants

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 Arizona Inc. by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. assets move in 2024?
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. edged up modestly - up 3.2% during 2024, from $221M to $228M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 1.0%, from $737M to $745M.
Where does Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. ranks in the 95th 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 Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schlage Lock Company LLC Pension Plan in IN ($228M, 1,210 participants).

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Ways to act on Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc.'s numbers.

  • By total assets, Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc. ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 1.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans

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 860004538.

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