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Thought Leadership December 30, 2014
Pension Pulse
Latest trends from a recent MetLife pension risk transfer
poll
Sponsored by MetLife
29% – Nearly one-third (29%) of defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are likely to consider a pension risk transfer option for their plans in the next two years.
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Source: MetLife Pension Risk Transfer Poll of 228 defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors. Fielded between September 23 and October 6, 2014 among DB plan sponsors from Fortune 1000TM companies, as well as the next largest 2,000 companies by DB plan asset size. MetLife commissioned MMR Research Associates, Inc. to conduct the online survey in cooperation with Asset International.