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Laborers National (Industrial) Pension Fund vs National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF)

Side-by-side pension health comparison from DOL and public plan data

Laborers National (Industrial) Pension Fund (A) and National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) (A) are close on the LakeQuality rubric. Funding ratios sit at 99% and 74% respectively — within a few points of each other.

With grades this close, the comparison turns on plan-specific factors: status (active vs frozen), participant maturity, sponsor financial health, and multi-year trajectory rather than the headline composite.

Verdict

Laborers National (Industrial) Pension Fund has a stronger Pension Health Score of 99/100 (A) compared to National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) at 80/100 (A). Funding ratios differ by 24.3 percentage points (98.6% vs 74.3%). Laborers National (Industrial) Pension Fund covers 44,923 participants.

MetricLaborers National (Industrial) Pension FundNational Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF)
Health Score
Composite of funding ratio, trend, and PBGC risk
99/100 (A)*80/100 (A)
Funding Ratio
Assets as % of liabilities (100%+ is fully funded)
98.6%*74.3%
Total Assets$4.9B$1.5B
Total Liabilities$5.0B$2.0B*
Unfunded Liability$71.8M*$523.2M
Participants44,92318,619
1-Year Investment Return5.3%*5.2%
Plan Typemultiemployermultiemployer
PBGC Risk Levellowmoderate
SponsorLIUNAIBEW & NECA

Laborers National (Industrial) Pension Fund has a stronger Pension Health Score of 99/100 (A) compared to National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) at 80/100 (A). Funding ratios differ by 24.3 percentage points (98.6% vs 74.3%). Laborers National (Industrial) Pension Fund covers 44,923 participants.

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