Welcome to PBGC! We protect the retirement security of nearly 37 million Americans in single employer and multiemployer pension plans. Our goal is to provide the highest-level of customer support, and to work to protect workers’ and retirees’ hard-earned pension benefits.
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There are more than 80,000 people who have not claimed pension benefits they are owed. Those unclaimed pensions equal a total of over $300 million dollars, with individual benefits ranging from twelve cents to almost a million dollars.
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If you recently received a letter telling you that PBGC is now responsible for paying your pension benefit, this page is your gateway to PBGC.
Workers & Retirees
Since 1974, we’ve made a commitment to protect the pension benefits of the 37 million workers and retirees, and their families, we serve.
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Press release
March 19, 2019
WASHINGTON – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is pleased to announce an executive appointment in the Office of the General Counsel. Daniel Liebman has been appointed Deputy General Counsel for the Program Law & Policy Department.
Press release
February 7, 2019
WASHINGTON –The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has reached an agreement with Sears Holdings Corporation under which the agency will withdraw its objection to the proposed sale of Sears’ assets to ESL Investments.
Press release
January 23, 2019
WASHINGTON – Israel (“Izzy”) Goldowitz, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Deputy General Counsel for Program Law & Policy, has retired from public service following a 30-year career at the agency.
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