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Milliman: Corporate Pension Funding now at 109.4%
Milliman has released the latest monthly report on the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI). As a reminder, this index analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. For February, the PFI funded ratio rose from 109.1% as of January...
Milliman: Corporate Pension Funding Soars
Milliman has once again released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans, and the news continues to be quite good. Market appreciation of 1.05% during January lifted the market value...
Milliman: Corporate Pension Funding UP - Again!
Milliman released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. They reported that the funded ratio has now improved for nine straight months - impressive! As of December 31, 2025, the...
Milliman: Another good month for pension funding
Whether one is referring to public pensions or private DB plans, September was a continuation of the positive momentum experienced for most of 2025. Milliman has reported on both the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100...
Milliman: Corporate Pension Funding Up
Milliman released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans, and they are reporting that the collective funded ratio has risen to 105.1% as of June 30th from 104.9% at the...
Improved Corporate Pension Funding - Milliman
Milliman released the results of its 2025 Corporate Pension Funding Study (PFS). The study analyzes pension data for the 100 U.S. public companies with the largest defined benefit (DB) pension plans. Unlike the monthly updates provided by Milliman, this study...
Milliman - Corporate Pension Funding Falls in March
Milliman has just released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI) , which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. Weak investment returns, estimated at -1.4%, drove the PFI asset level down by $25 billion during March. Current...
ARPA Update as of February 21, 2025
Welcome to the last week in February. Spring can't arrive soon enough in New Jersey! Last week the Milliman organization published its annual review of the state of multiemployer pension plans. The news was quite positive, but in digger deeper,...
Milliman's Multiemployer Study Released
Milliman released the 2024 year-end results of its Multiemployer Pension Funding Study (MPFS). The MPFS analyzes the funded status of ALL U.S. multiemployer DB pension plans. As of December 31, 2024, Milliman estimated multiemployer plans have an aggregate funded ratio...
Corporate Pension Funding Improves Once Again - Milliman
Milliman has provided its monthly update on the health of corporate America's largest 100 pension plans with the release of the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI). The good news continues, as the funded ratio for the PFI plans advanced...