<p>The <a href="https://www.pbgc.gov/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation</a> is the government entity responsible for insuring private sector pensions against the event that a corporation cannot pay their obligations.</p>

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<p>Are the retirement plans insured in the USA? Or the clients of the pension funds can lose their pensions completely in case the pension funds are going bankrupt?</p>

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Please consider rummaging through [your old questions](https://economics.stackexchange.com/users/5161/joe-jobs?tab=questions) and accepting some answers.
Giskard
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@Giskard - Thanks for reminding me, I will do that ASAP.
Joe Jobs
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Are the retirement plans insured in the USA?
Joe Jobs
# Are the retirement plans insured in the USA?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-31)

Are the retirement plans insured in the USA? Or the clients of the pension funds can lose their pensions completely in case the pension funds are going bankrupt?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Please consider rummaging through [your old questions](https://economics.stackexchange.com/users/5161/joe-jobs?tab=questions) and accepting some answers.  
> **username_0**: @Giskard - Thanks for reminding me, I will do that ASAP.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-03-31. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The [Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation](https://www.pbgc.gov/) is the government entity responsible for insuring private sector pensions against the event that a corporation cannot pay their obligations.


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