PBGC Pension Insurance Data Book

Concentration of PBGC Claims (1975-2002)
Single-Employer Program

Since 1975, 3,122 terminations of underfunded single-employer plans have resulted in total claims of over $11 billion.
Total annual claims have varied widely, ranging from $30 million in 1984 to nearly $3.2 billion in 2002.
The firms presenting the ten largest claims have accounted for more than half of all claims against PBGC from 1975 to 2002.

Reference Table S-11 of the PBGC Pension Insurance Data Book 2002.
Sources: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File (9/30/2002) and PBGC Case Administration System.
Note: Claims are termination liabilities minus plan assets. They do not include recoveries.

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Concentration of PBGC Claims (1975-2002) Single-Employer Program

Concentration of PBGC Claims (1975-2002)
Single-Employer Program