ERISA was just the beginning of massive changes in how retirement plans are regulated and administered. While there are more retirement options than ever before, a defined benefit (DB) plan is still a major component to how over 1/3 of working Americans plan to pay for retirement. Not only are DB plans important to the individuals receiving the benefit, they are also beneficial for employers as well. For example:
Plan administrators and HR teams are continually asked to do more with fewer resources. This is why it is more important than ever before to routinely check the life status of pensioners and terminated vested participants. These participants financially impact your Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) premiums, plan funding level, and fund reserves.
At Berwyn Group we can tackle some of your time-consuming data quality issues so you can focus on guiding those about to retire and keep your plan strong for years to come. We frequently assist our customers with:
If you have any questions on how our tools might assist you in meeting your fraud prevention goals, please contact us.
Our life status verification services identify more deceased individuals than any comparable service in the market today. Let us help you to satisfy your fiduciary responsibility for asset management.
Many deaths reported through obituaries are not available through the Social Security Death Master File (DMF) or state vital statistic files. These changes have created an annual deficit of 1 million death records. ObitCheck helps you locate deaths that are no longer available.
Our locator services provide accurate and complete addresses to companies that have a regulatory obligation or fiduciary responsibility to locate missing policy holders and their beneficiaries.