Defined
Benefit Plans


Actuarial Consulting

  • Innovative plan design consulting

  • Annual actuarial valuation

  • FAS 132 disclosure information

  • Retiree medical plan measurement and consulting

  • Non-qualified plan consulting

  • Asset/Liability modeling

Plan Administration

  • Complete plan outsourcing

  • Participant and retiree recordkeeping

  • Electronic data transmission

  • Form 5500 preparation

  • Non-discrimination testing

  • Plan Document and SPD preparation for counsel review

  • Compliance services

  • Online benefit calculations

  • PBGC form preparation

  • Summary Annual Reports for participants
     

Nyhart provides professional, client-responsive pension administrative and actuarial services to sponsors of defined benefit plans. Historically, the traditional forms of these plans have been the backbone of the private, multiple employer and multi-employer retirement system and they continue to require the highest level of expertise for successful operation. In recent years, creative and innovative nontraditional forms of defined benefit retirement plans, such as cash balance and pension equity plans, have been developed and our staff understands their special provisions.

The Nyhart team supports your goals and needs in designing the benefits that will best suit your organization. These services are offered by Nyhart’s professional consultants, enrolled actuaries, experienced benefit specialists, and special projects personnel who will provide you the best, most complete service possible. Annual services include valuing assets, liabilities and accumulated plan benefits; determining pension expense and funded status for financial reporting; recommending funding level alternatives; testing for plan termination sufficiency; and certifying actuarial information in reports to governmental agencies.

Focus on Individual Benefits

Our benefit specialists will provide you with individual benefit option illustrations for retiring or terminating participants and will certify benefit distribution amounts. They can also provide individual participant benefit statements, assist you in implementing our on-line benefit calculation system and prepare the appropriate annual government reports for your review.

Technical Knowledge for Ever-changing Regulations

Our consultants and legal staff will provide the technical knowledge to assure that your defined benefit plan stays current with the ever-changing rules and regulations of pension law and will assist you in plan modifications as needed to accomplish your goals. They will also prepare the mandatory participant notices, for you and your counsel's review, relating to plan changes.

Special Project Personnel

In addition, if you are moving from one plan to another, or are contemplating any changes in your defined benefit plans, our special projects personnel will study the effects of any proposed plan changes and determine their financial impact. We will design alternative benefit provisions, assist in traversing the complex requirements for plan termination, or ease the difficult transition from any prior pension plan or service provider.