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CNA 401(K) PLUS PLAN

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANYEIN 36-2114545Plan #005PY 2017
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151 N FRANKLIN ST, 18TH FLOOR - CHICAGO, IL 60606312-822-5000LinkedIn1-10 employeesinsurance
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1 filing
#001Retirement-$2.16B assets
Prospect flagsHigh fees

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(312) 822-5000
Plan administrator signer
JOURLANDE RICHARDSON
Signed 10/04/2018
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$1996.5M
-4.1% from 2016
Total participants
8,967
+2.5% from 2016
Average account balance
$222,679
-6.3% from 2016
Annual return
15.45%
-7.47 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 1,075 peers
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants5,000-9,999
Cohort1,075 peers
Snapshot2017
Participant deferral / active EE
$11,083
median $3,253
Employer contribution / active EE
$11,724
median $1,782
Participation rate
100.0%
median 89.1%
Avg account balance
$222,679
median $54,463
Admin fee / account holder
$305
median $50
Annual return
15.45%
median 17.75%
Overall peer rank
66th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$2.51B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$270K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
9,282
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
99.7%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$137.50M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$25K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+13.55%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$325
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 7 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
AON HEWITT FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC2 years
Service code 26 · EIN 35-2421957
Advisory (Participants)
$776,272
ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO,LLC2 years
Service code 28 · EIN 58-2236910
Investment Management
$507,671
ALIGHT SOLUTIONS, LLC1 year
Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233
Recordkeeping
$449,317
HEWITT ASSOCIATES LLC3+ years
Service code 15 · EIN 36-2235791
Recordkeeping
$360,497
INVESCO3+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 58-1707262
Investment Management
$333,273
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY3+ years
Service code 21 · EIN 36-1561860
Bank Trustee
$293,606
EATON VANCE2 years
Service code 28
TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE · BOSTON, MA 02110
Investment Management
$12,656

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3H
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 2F
    ERISA section 404(c) plan
    This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
  • 2G
    Total participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
  • 2J
    Code section 401(k) feature
    Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
  • 2K
    Code section 401(m) arrangement
    Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
  • 2S
    Automatic enrollment
    Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
  • 2T
    Default investment account
    Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
  • 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

1 tripped
  • OpportunityHigh fees

    Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$2.7M
$513 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$1M44.8%
  • Contract admin$360K13.2%
  • Other / not subdivided$1M42.0%
% of EOY assets
0.137%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
2 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Auditor EIN
133891517
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Disclaimer