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CNA RETIREMENT PLAN

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANYEIN 36-2114545Plan #001PY 2023
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151 N FRANKLIN ST, 18TH FLOOR - CHICAGO, IL 60606312-822-5000LinkedIn1-10 employeesinsurance
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1 filing
#005Retirement-$2.29B assets
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Low employer contributionLow participant contributionWind-down / frozen

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(312) 822-5000
Plan administrator signer
REBECCA SMRZ
Signed 09/30/2024
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$1887.8M
+3.1% from 2016
Total participants
13,574
+25.1% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
9.55%
-9.70 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 1,399 peers
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants250-999
Cohort1,399 peers
Snapshot2023
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $0
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $10,046
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
median $134,777
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $1,040
Annual return
9.55%
median 9.14%
Overall peer rank
18th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$848.88M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$148K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
5,374
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$125.00M
Not enough data
1 years with contributions on file
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$193K
Not enough data
1 years with per-participant contribution data
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+7.12%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 5 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC7 years
Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233
Recordkeeping
$1,066,064
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC5 years
Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291
Actuarial
$300,830
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA9+ years
Service code 25 · EIN 13-4994650
Directed Trustee
$42,369
BARON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.4 years
Service code 27
767 FIFTH AVENUE · NEW YORK, NY 10153
Advisory (Plan)
$28,077
SEYFARTH SHAW9+ years
Service code 29 · EIN 36-2152202
Legal
$27,747

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

JULIE M DURKIN

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC
Enrollment #2304097
WILLIS TOWER
233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1800
CHICAGO, IL 60606
(312) 288-7700
Signed 2024-08-08

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1A1C1I3F3H
Plan features
  • 1A
    Benefits are primarily pay related
    Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
  • 1C
    Cash balance or similar plan
    A cash balance formula in a defined benefit plan that expresses the accrued benefit in terms more common to a defined contribution plan such as a hypothetical account balance or single sum amount (includes personal account plan pension equity plan life cycle plan and cash account plan).
  • 1I
    Frozen plan
    As of the last day of the plan year the plan provides that no participant will get any new benefit accrual whether because of service or compensation.
  • 3F
    Leased employees
    Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

4 tripped
  • OpportunityLow participant contribution

    Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • OpportunityLow employer contribution

    Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • InformationalHigh retiree %

    Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.

  • InformationalWind-down / frozen

    Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$2.8M
$6935 / participant
  • Recordkeeping$1M38.4%
  • Trustee / custodial$21K0.8%
  • Legal$28K1.0%
  • Actuarial$301K10.8%
  • Other / not subdivided$1M49.0%
% of EOY assets
0.147%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
4 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Auditor EIN
133891517
Audit fees
$0
Opinion code
Unqualified