Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Selective Insurance Company of America
Branchville, NJ · Finance and insurance
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Selective Insurance Company of America, based in Branchville, New Jersey, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 6,478 participant records and $1.10B in net assets.
The largest is Selective Insurance Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan with 3,749 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $23.1M and participant contributions $27.0M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $66.9M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $1.4M.
Combined net assets moved from $305M in 2009 to $1.10B in 2024 (up 260%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective Insurance Retirement Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 3,749 | $764M | $203,838 | $8,200 | $414K |
| Retirement Income Plan for Selective Insurance Company of America | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 2,729 | $332M | $121,808 | — | $994K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 6,478 | $1.10B | $23.1M | $27.0M |
| 2023 | 2 | 6,355 | $1.02B | $21.2M | $25.1M |
| 2022 | 2 | 6,236 | $908M | $19.8M | $23.2M |
| 2021 | 2 | 6,110 | $1.14B | $19.2M | $21.9M |
| 2020 | 2 | 6,024 | $1.03B | $19.2M | $21.3M |
| 2019 | 2 | 6,023 | $901M | $17.3M | $19.2M |
| 2018 | 2 | 6,043 | $749M | $17.1M | $17.9M |
| 2017 | 2 | 5,913 | $797M | $25.9M | $17.4M |
| 2016 | 2 | 5,873 | $680M | $16.9M | $16.2M |
| 2015 | 2 | 5,851 | $620M | $71.1M | $15.2M |
| 2014 | 2 | 5,822 | $566M | $25.2M | $14.1M |
| 2013 | 2 | 5,878 | $511M | $21.9M | $13.4M |
| 2012 | 2 | 5,754 | $436M | $17.7M | $11.7M |
| 2011 | 2 | 5,707 | $380M | $15.4M | $10.6M |
| 2010 | 2 | 5,728 | $367M | $29.7M | $10.2M |
| 2009 | 2 | 5,740 | $305M | $14.0M | $10.5M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towers Watson | Investment management; Consulting (pension) | 1 | $471,908 |
| Aon Hewitt LLC | Actuarial | 1 | $325,094 |
| T Rowe Price RPS Inc. | Securities brokerage; Participant loan processing; Other services; Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $190,417 |
| Financial Engines | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $105,337 |
| Willis Towers Watson US LLC | Consulting (general); Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $85,145 |
| Crowe LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $77,612 |
| Clearwater | Investment management | 1 | $71,445 |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Compa | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (discretionary); Investment management | 1 | $53,895 |
| Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co. | Contract Administrator; Consulting (general) | 1 | $27,052 |
| American Funds | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Vanguard Group | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Dodge & Cox Stock Fund | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. | Securities brokerage | 1 | $0 |
| Brown Advisory Funds | Investment management | 1 | $0 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Selective Insurance Company of America have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Selective Insurance Retirement Savings Plan and Retirement Income Plan for Selective Insurance Company of America. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Selective Insurance Company of America contribute to its plans?
$23,107,206 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $7,143 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Towers Watson, Aon Hewitt LLC, T Rowe Price RPS Inc. and Financial Engines and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.