New to PBGC
For New Visitors to PBGC.gov: What You Will Find Here and What You Won’t
You can quickly get started using our available information. And to help you avoid frustration, we're also letting you know about the information that is not available on this website.
What’s Not Available Online
If you are in an ongoing pension plan insured by PBGC, please understand that we do not have any information specifically about you, your plan, or your benefit under that plan. We only gather this information when a plan ends and PBGC takes responsibility for benefit payments. Unless this happens, you will find only general information on this site about our insurance programs and how they operate, including our guarantees. PBGC does not insure 401k plans or other types of retirement plans that do not promise specific benefit amounts. We do not have information about those types of benefits.
If your plan does end, and is taken over (“trusteed”) by PBGC, we will at first only have limited information about the plan and your benefit. More information will become available once we have had time to obtain and review your plan’s records, which will take at least a few months.
Useful Shortcuts for New Visitors:- How pension plans end
- Information on plans not trusteed by PBGC
- What to do if your pension plan ends
- Find information on pension plans trusteed by PBGC
- Read answers to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Find simplified definitions in our Glossary
- Search a list of the plan participants we’re looking for
- Review PBGC Publications and Fact Sheets
- Find Forms for Workers and Retirees
Navigating Our Site Multiple Ways
The tabs across the top of this page take you directly to information tailored to specific types of users (e.g., Workers & Retirees). Above the tabs, at the very top of the page, you’ll find additional useful links directly to our Sitemap, A-Z Index, Glossary, and Contact Us page.
Or, you may try to find the specific information you need using the Search box located in the top right corner of each page.
Throughout the site you will see links to MyPBA, our secure interactive service for handling common participant transactions. My PAA serves a similar purpose for plan administrators.
Contact Us
Contact our webmaster at webmaster@pbgc.gov with any comments or suggestions about the Web site, or contact us about your pension plan.
