Top 10 Firms Presenting Claims (1975-2001) Single-Employer Program

Table S-12
Top 10 Firms Number of Plans Fiscal Years of Plan Terminations Claims (by firm) Vested Participants Average Claim Per Vested Participant Percent of Total Claims (1975-2001)
1. Pan American Air 3 1991, 1992 $841,082,434 37,472 $22,446 11.0%
2. Trans World Airlines 2 2001 713,804,680 34,189 20,878 9.3%
3. Eastern Air Lines 7 1991 552,730,569 51,182 10,799 7.2%
4. Wheeling Pitt Steel 7 1986 495,235,029 22,144 22,364 6.5%
5. Sharon Steel 5 1994 290,787,636 6,886 42,229 3.8%
6. LTV Republic Steel 1 1986 221,920,051 8,208 27,037 2.9%
7. Kaiser Steel 4 1987, 1988 221,613,329 8,403 26,373 2.9%
8. CF&I Steel 1 1992 187,640,148 4,239 44,265 2.5%
9. Allis-Chalmers* 11 1985, 1986 185,735,060 9,055 20,512 2.4%
10. Northwestern Steel & Wire 2 2001 153,270,136 4,720 32,472 2.0%
Top 10 Total 43   3,863,819,071 186,498 20,718 50.5%
All Other Total 2,922   3,790,700,034 591,090 6,413 49.5%
TOTAL (1975-2001) 2,965   $7,654,519,105 777,588 $9,843 100.0%

Sources: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File (9/30/01), PBGC Case Administration System and PBGC Participant System (PRISM).
Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 percent.
Data in this table have been calculated on a firm basis and include all plans of each firm.
Values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes its reviews and establishes termination dates.
* Does not include 1997 termination of plan sponsored by the reorganized Allis-Chalmers Corporation.

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