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Pensions May 5, 2025

Largest 100 Corporate Pension Plans See Strong Increases in Funding Surplus

More than half are in surplus, with 12 plans reporting a funding ratio greater than 125%, according to Milliman’s 2025 corporate pension funding study.

Asset Allocation May 1, 2025

Market Volatility, Litigation Slow PRT Deal Flow

Solutions could include consideration of plan design and lifetime income options for plan sponsors and participants.

Pensions April 11, 2025

Corporate Pension Funding Ratios Continued to Decline in March

Equity markets extended their fall, outpacing the decline in the value of plan liabilities.

Pensions March 12, 2025

Corporate Pension Funding Ratios Decline Amid Weak Market Returns

Pension finances weakened on lower returns in February.

Pensions February 13, 2025

Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus Rise in January

Strong markets, steady discount rates push funded status higher and higher.

Pensions December 11, 2024

November Sees Another Gain in Corporate Pension Funded Status

If December can keep up the relatively strong results this year, defined benefit plan funded status may finish in the black for 2024.

Pensions November 13, 2024

Corporate Pension Funded Status Ticks Up in October

Rising discount rates mostly offset both weak investment returns and declines in plan assets last month.

Pensions September 13, 2024

Corporate Pension Funded Status Mixed in August

Some trackers saw their first decline in funded status in months, during a 'tumultuous' month for equities.

Pensions June 12, 2024

Corporate Pension Plan Funded Status Shows Continued Improvement

May saw a decline in discount rates, while equity markets maintained high funding levels.

Pensions April 25, 2024

Nearly Half of the Largest US Pension Funds are More Than 100% Funded, Milliman Reports

Of the largest 100 corporate DB plans, none had a funded status less than 75%, according to Milliman’s annual corporate pension funding status.

Pensions April 12, 2024

US Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus in March

Funded status for U.S. defined benefit plans continues to push to all-time highs, according to several data trackers.

Pensions March 12, 2024

Corporate Pension Funding Levels Skyrocket in February

A majority of the largest U.S. corporate pensions are at their highest levels in decades, according to a number of pension trackers.

Pensions March 7, 2024

With Corporate DB Pension Funding at All-Time High, Will Pension Reversion Transactions Increase?

Likely not, but there are opportunities for plan sponsors to take advantage of excess pension assets.

Pensions January 18, 2024

US Corporate Pension Plans Ended 2023 at Record Funding Levels

A December stock rally outpaced the bond sell-off, improving funding in most pension measures.

Pensions December 12, 2023

Corporate Pension Funding Sees Mixed November Returns

Corporate pension funding returns varied depending on the allocation of a plan’s assets.