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Kaiser Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen)

corporate plan · Kaiser Aluminum · Carson City, NV

FROZENPBGC Covered
A
Pension Health Score
87/100
Funding Status92% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$4.0B
Total Assets
$4.3B
Total Liabilities
$338.0M
Unfunded Liability
15,718
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Kaiser Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen) is in excellent financial health at 92% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 92 cents in assets to cover it. This plan is also covered by the PBGC, providing an additional safety net. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$4.0B$4.3B92.2%$168.0M
2024$3.8B$4.0B94.9%$153.4M
2023$3.8B$4.0B92.8%$141.4M
2022$3.5B$3.7B92.8%$137.5M
2021$3.4B$3.9B88.0%$156.1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Kaiser Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen) is 92% funded, meaning it has 92 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.

Kaiser Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen) has 15,718 total participants, including 9,482 active employees and 6,236 retirees currently receiving benefits.

Yes, Kaiser Aluminum Retirement Income Plan (Frozen) is covered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which provides a backstop if the plan cannot pay benefits. The PBGC risk level is currently "low."

The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.

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Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.