Compliance | May 15th, 2026 PBGC Expands Guidance for Pension Plan Mergers Involving Federal Relief Funds Updated FAQs provide new detail on merger approvals, withdrawal liability calculations and post-merger restrictions.
Compliance | May 7th, 2026 PBGC Launches Amicus Brief Program Seeking Plan Sponsor Involvement The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is following recent efforts from other retirement regulators that have increasingly weighed in on litigation...
Compliance | March 19th, 2026 PBGC Revives Dormant Guidance Program After Decades-Long Hiatus The agency is expected to release comment letters for the first time since 2002.
Data and Research | February 5th, 2026 Why Data Integrity Matters for Plan Sponsors Berwyn Group CEO John Bikus shares the risks that can arise from incomplete records and suggests best practices to avoid...
Compliance | December 10th, 2025 PBGC Updates Filing Portal to Include 2 New Forms Plan sponsors can now submit standard termination filings and coverage determination request forms online.
Compliance | November 6th, 2025 ERISA Attorneys Call for Restoration of PBGC Pension Guarantees The guarantees cap the monthly pension it pays if a single employer plans it administers fails.
Data and Research | October 31st, 2025 PBGC Updates 2026 Maximum Monthly Guarantee Tables The limits will rise slightly next year, as did the insurance premiums earlier this week.
Administration | October 8th, 2025 Senate Confirms Janet Dhillon as PBGC Director Dhillon was one of 108 nominees confirmed Tuesday night to fill a variety of Department of Labor and other federal...
Benefits | October 1st, 2025 DB Plans: A Case Study Consultants share what they see driving their clients’ defined benefit plan decisionmaking.
Compliance | September 25th, 2025 PBGC Issues Correction to Single-Employer Pension Termination Rule The clarification makes slight changes to requirements for majority owners that choose to waive their plan benefits.
Compliance | August 14th, 2025 PBGC Finalizes Rule With Technical Corrections, Regulatory Updates The changes concern premium rates, due dates and plan termination procedures.
Compliance | May 15th, 2025 Trump’s Pick for PBGC Head Clears HELP Committee Janet Dhillon, the nominee to serve as director of the PBGC, was approved by the Senate committee in a narrow...
Compliance | March 11th, 2025 Trump Nominates PBGC Head Janet Dhillon was selected to serve as the next director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, pending Senate confirmation.
Benefits | January 16th, 2025 Unite Here Retirement Fund to Receive $868.6M SFA Grant The PBGC approved the funds for the White Plains, New York-based plan that covers 91,744 participants in the hospitality industry.
Benefits | January 13th, 2025 3 Multiemployer Pensions Approved for SFA Funds PBGC okays grants totaling almost $250 million for Laborers Local No. 265, Teamsters Local 734 and the IUOE Upstate NY...
Compliance | January 7th, 2025 PBGC Names Anne Henderson as New Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate Henderson, on January 12, will succeed Constance Donovan, who retired in August after 11 years.
Administration | January 6th, 2025 PBGC Premiums Now Due Sooner Than in Past Years Premiums for plan years beginning this year will generally be due one month earlier than provided in the PBGC’s payment...
Compliance | December 20th, 2024 PBGC Updates XRA Rate Tables, Missing Participants Mortality Assumption The final rule is effective January 1, 2025.
Compliance | December 9th, 2024 Pressroom Union Plan to Receive PBGC Financial Assistance The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to provide $63.7 million for Graphic Communications International Union Pressroom Unions’ Pension Plan..
Benefits | December 3rd, 2024 PBGC to Pay Benefits for St. Joseph Health Services Retirement Plan The former Rhode Island church plan was underfunded by $88 million and was unable to fund the minimum required pension...