RESEARCH |
2020
Defined Benefit Administration Survey
Reported by PLANSPONSOR
| Art by Nadja Zinnecker
Introduction
Like our Recordkeeping Survey on the defined contribution side of the market, the DB Administration Survey showcases providers in the DB market—who the major players are, who they serve, what services they provide. Also included is information on overall market sizing.
Willis Towers Watson4
| DB CLIENT OVERVIEW | |
|---|---|
| Total DB admin clients1 | 448 |
| Full outsourcing | 51% |
| DB and DC clients | 0% |
| DB PLAN OVERVIEW | |
|---|---|
| Total DB plans | 883 |
| Frozen plans | NR |
| Cash balance plans | NR |
| With <100 participants | 0% |
| With >5,000 participants | 60% |
| DB PARTICIPANT OVERVIEW | |
|---|---|
| Total Participants | 4,862,042 |
| Private/Corporate2 | 97% |
| Public/Government | 0% |
| Retired participants | 33% |
| All interactions on web | 80% |
| SPONSOR SERVICES OFFERED | |
|---|---|
| Plan accounting / Master trust | |
| Trust and custody services | |
| Actuarial services | I |
| Investment management | I |
| Liability-driven investing | I |
| Investment consulting | I |
| PARTICIPANT ONLINE SERVICES | |
|---|---|
| Online initiation | Yes |
| Online elections | Yes |
| E-form processing | Yes |
| Online inquiry status | Yes |
| I = Internal; E = External; P = Partnership; = Supports service as of publication date; NR = Not Reported in time for publication |
| Footnote: |
| 1Includes both full outsourcing and partial outsourcing/co-sourcing arrangements; excludes investment-only, actuary-only and plan-consulting-only clients. 2 Includes both single-employer and multi-employer/Taft-Hartley plans. 4 Willis Towers Watson’s response was provided after it performed a data refresh and reflects participant counts adjusted for de-risking activities. |
