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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Financial Condition Improving, but Long-Term Risks Remain

HEHS-99-5 Published: Oct 16, 1998. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the long-term financial viability of the pension insurance programs, focusing on: (1) the financial condition of the insurance programs and trends in the plans they insure; (2) the impact the Retirement Protection Act of 1994 has had on the financial condition of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and insured plans; (3) risks to PBGC's solvency; (4) PBGC's efforts to forecast its future financial condition; and (5) PBGC's efforts to improve administration of the programs.

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Financial analysisFinancial management systemsFunds managementInsurance companiesInternal controlsPension plan cost controlPensionsRisk managementFinancial conditionPension plan