Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $651M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,682
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $386,743
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan · Michigan · Finance & Insurance
$651M in assets, 1,682 participants
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported $651M in total assets and 1,682 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #8,203 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in Michigan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan covers 1,682 participants in Michigan, 2.6x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $651M.
- #8,203
- in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
- -2.8%
- assets change YoY
- 6.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$650,501,669 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan lands in the large band (1,682 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan reported participants rose from 1,499 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,682 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets fell from $669M in the plan year 2023 filing to $651M in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 382069753 · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan · $651M · 1,682 · 98th
- IND $651M
- IND 1,682
- IND 98th
- IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
- IND near Memorial Hermann Pension Plan
- IND ind #8203
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 Michigan →
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $669M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $651M |
| Net Income | -$18M |
| Employer EIN | 382069753 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1948-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $3.2B 16.407909383637403% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 15,548 | $2.7B |
| 2023 | 4 | 15,287 | $3.0B |
| 2024 | 4 | 16,052 | $3.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $42.5B · 15,648
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $17.8B · 25,742
- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $12.1B · 8,585
- Dow Employees' Pension Plan $10.9B · 6,888
- Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $10.3B · 12,752
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Memorial Hermann Pension Plan in TX ($650M); by covered participants it is Employer - Teamsters Local Nos 175 & 505 Pension Trust Fund in WV (1,685 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($651M here).
- Memorial Hermann Pension Plan (TX) $650M · 5,554
- Newmarket Corporation and Affiliates Salaried Employees' Pension Plan (VA) $651M · 780
- Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Cpmg (CA) $650M · 826
- Electrical Construction Industry Pension Plan (WI) $651M · 2,233
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,682 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Employer - Teamsters Local Nos 175 & 505 Pension Trust Fund (WV) 1,685 · 3 off
- North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan & Trust Agreement (MS) 1,686 · 4 off
- I. B. E. W. Local 25 Pension Fund (NY) 1,677 · 5 off
- Afscme Employees Pension Plan (DC) 1,688 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.