Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.2B
- Total assets
- 2,652
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $457,951
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company · Ohio · Finance & Insurance
$1.2B in assets, 2,652 participants
The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company's Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 2,652 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #8,339 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan covers 2,652 participants in Ohio, 3.5x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.
- $1.2B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 2,652
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $457,951
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan reported net income rose from $43M in the plan year 2023 filing to $94M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan reported participants rose from 2,578 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,652 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan reports 2,652 participants - 3.5x that state average ($1.2B EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.2B |
| Net Income | $94M |
| Employer EIN | 310487145 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1938-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 5,943 | $1.5B |
| 2023 | 2 | 5,590 | $1.6B |
| 2024 | 2 | 5,817 | $1.8B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- GE Aerospace Pension Plan $19.0B · 9,637
- Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $6.5B · 12,187
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan $4.1B · 16,073
- Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan $3.9B · 10,387
- Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan $3.5B · 8,120
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan (NJ) $1.2B · 5,655
- Ryder System, Inc. Retirement Plan (GA) $1.2B · 2,321
- Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots (WA) $1.2B · 776
- Chicago Painters and Decorators Pension Fund (IL) $1.2B · 2,266
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
- The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 20.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans