PBGC Pension Insurance Data Book

Concentration of PBGC Claims (1975-2003)
Single-Employer Program

Since 1975, 3,277 terminations of underfunded single-employer plans have resulted in total claims of over $17.6 billion.
Total annual claims have varied widely, ranging from $30 million in 1984 to nearly $6.2 billion in 2003.
The firms presenting the ten largest claims have accounted for more than sixy percent of all claims against PBGC from 1975 to 2003.

Reference Table S-4 of the PBGC Pension Insurance Data Book 2003.
Sources: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File (9/30/2003) 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 (1975-2003) Single-Employer Program

Concentration of PBGC Claims (1975-2003)
Single-Employer Program