PBGC Premium Reform: Challenges, Constraints, and the Path Forward

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) was created to safeguard private-sector defined benefit pension plans, protecting participants while keeping insurance premiums at a minimum. Yet today, some argue that the current premium structure may be contributing to the decline of the very plans the agency was designed to support. 

This webinar will examine whether the PBGC’s single-employer premium framework continues to align with its original mission and explore potential approaches for reform. Speakers will discuss the policy, budgetary, and practical challenges that can make meaningful changes difficult to achieve, while also comparing the single-employer and multiemployer programs to highlight key differences and insights for the future of pension insurance. 

Who should attend: Academy members, agency staff, Hill staff, and public policy stakeholders

At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees will be able to: 

• Understand the PBGC’s mission and how current single-employer premiums align with that mission; 
• Evaluate potential reforms to the single-employer premium system, including the policy, budgetary, and implementation challenges that may affect their feasibility; and 
• Identify key differences between the PBGC’s single-employer and multiemployer programs and the implications of those distinctions. 

MODERATOR

Scott Hittner, MAAA, FSA, FCA, EA
Member, Pension Committee 

SPEAKERS

Grace Lattyak, MAAA, FSA, FCA, EA
Chairperson, Pension Committee 

Bruce Cadenhead, MAAA, FSA, FCA, EA
Vice President, Retirement 

REGISTRATION

Registration for this webinar is limited to the first 1,000 registrants. Visit our webinar FAQs to learn more about our webinar policies, including group registration.

For more information about this webinar, contact [email protected].

Event Pricing

• Members: $55
• Nonmembers: $110
• Group Registration for Academy Members: $500

Complimentary registration is available to the following cohorts of Academy members. Contact [email protected] to request a discount code to register.

• Government regulators
• Academy volunteers who meet both
  • “active” members of an Academy committee, board, subcommittee, task force, or work group; and
  • qualified for either a partial or full dues waiver during 2026.

Contact [email protected] to request a discount code to register.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The American Academy of Actuaries believes in good faith that attendance at this live webinar constitutes an organized activity as defined under the current Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States, and that attendees may earn up to 1.2 organized continuing education (CE) credits for attending this live webinar. 

We also believe in good faith that Enrolled Actuaries may earn up to 1.2 continuing professional education (CPE) non-core credits under the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (JBEA) rules for attending this live webinar. However, the JBEA ultimately determines what constitutes core, non-core, ethics, or non-ethics continuing education and the number of CPE credit hours allocated to same for Enrolled Actuaries. All EAs who want to receive a Certificate of Attendance must be registered either as an individual attendee or listed as part of a group registration and must submit their request within two business days of the event. You are required to attest to your actual attendance for the full webinar to receive full JBEA credit, regardless of whether you registered as an individual or as part of a group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Registration for this webinar is limited to the first 1,000 registrants. Visit our webinar FAQs to learn more about our webinar policies, including group registration. For more information about this webinar, contact [email protected].