MetLife Finds Most Companies Intend to Divest Pension Liabilities Within 5 Years
September marked the sixth consecutive month of improvement for corporate pension funding, according to Zorast Wadia, a principal and actuary at Milliman. The funded status of the largest 100 corporate defined benefit plans reached 106.5%, its highest level since October 2007—just before the global financial crisis. 2025 has been a “tailwind of a year for pension finances,” says Brian Donohue, a partner in October Three Consulting. There is still time left in the year’s fourth quarter, and he says companies...
