Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$144M
Total assets: 161
Participants: 93rd
Percentile by assets: $895,602
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kansas City Life Insurance Company · Missouri · Finance & Insurance

$144M in assets, 161 participants

Kansas City Life Insurance Company's Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $144M in total assets and 161 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.

93rd percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in Missouri

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 161 participants in Missouri, about 21% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~756 per filing). Assets: $144M.

$144M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 161
covered participants: 93rd
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $895,602
avg assets per participant

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reported net income fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $736K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reported participants fell from 176 in the plan year 2023 filing to 161 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $143M in the plan year 2023 filing to $144M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

Missouri

Industry

Finance & Insurance

Participants vs Missouri filers

In Missouri, the average filing covers about 756 participants across 2,155 plans. Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan reports 161 participants - about 21% of that state average ($144M EOY assets).

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$143M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$144M
Net Income	$736K
Employer EIN	440308260
Plan Effective Date	1951-10-04
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kansas City Life Insurance Company)

Total plan assets by year, all Kansas City Life Insurance Company plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	649	$242M
2023	2	618	$256M
2024	2	600	$264M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.5B · 28,958
Ameren Retirement Plan $4.8B · 9,760
Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.5B · 15,151
Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.4B · 11,832
Bjc Pension Plan $2.7B · 20,653

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company Retirement Income Plan (NY) $144M · 727
Acushnet Company Pension Plan (MA) $144M · 1,307
Cmg Hourly Pension Plan (AL) $144M · 1,136
Retirement Plan for Employees of Blessing Hospital (IL) $144M · 537

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.5% during 2024, from $143M to $144M. Reported net income was $736K.

How have Kansas City Life Insurance Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kansas City Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.2%, from $242M to $264M.

Where does Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company Retirement Income Plan in NY ($144M, 727 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri. Compare plans
Kansas City Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 9.2% 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 440308260.

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.