Pension Risk Solutions

MetLife has a long history of developing innovative solutions. Discover how we can help with your Pension Risk Transfer.

The MetLife enterprise has an over 150-year history of developing innovative solutions, so you can feel confident about partnering with us. We'll collaborate with you to identify a clear path to reducing pension risks during these uncertain times.

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Our Pension Risk Transfer solution offers:

Settle a portion of a plan’s liabilities through an annuity buyout.

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Our Full Risk Transfer solution offers:

Settle your plan liabilities through an annuity buyout.

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AIK transfers benefit your company by:

Buyout transactions can be made in cash or subject to any required regulatory approval by a transfer of assets-in-kind (AIK).

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Our Pension Risk Transfer solution offers:

  • Transfer of a portion of your company’s plan to the issuing MetLife insurance company1 — permanently
  • Reduction in plan size
  • Elimination of most investment, interest rate, longevity and early retirement risks associated with the transferred portion of your company’s plan
  • Absorption of ongoing costs associated with the transferred portion of your company’s plan — including administration and investment costs — by the issuing MetLife insurance company1

Watch our video and see what steps your company can take to help overcome the challenges of mitigating your pension risk.

 

 

 

Our Full Risk Transfer solution offers:

  • Transfer of your company’s plan in its entirety to the issuing MetLife insurance company1 — permanently
  • Elimination of most volatility and risks associated with your company’s plan
  • Reassignment of your company’s obligations associated with the plan to the issuing MetLife insurance company1
  • Removal of ongoing costs such as administration, investment and PBGC premium costs

 

AIK transfers benefit your company by:

  • Potentially reducing the premium
  • Reducing the need to liquidate significant portions of plan assets, which can lead to:
  • Asset Liability Management (ALM) mismatches
  • Material transaction costs
  • A drag on portfolio returns or yields pre-closing
  • Reducing risk during the transition period from current plan status to the insurer.

Download our Assets-in-Kind Transfers Onesheet

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Over a Century of Pension Risk Transfers

Since 1921, MetLife has worked with companies on their de-risking journey while providing retiree financial security.

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