Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance
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Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance is the section of ERISA that establishes a federal insurance program, primarily through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), to protect participants’ benefits in private-sector defined benefit pension plans when those plans are terminated.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1605851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance Context triple: [ERISA, containsTitle, Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance]
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A.
Title IV
Title IV is a section of U.S. federal education law that provides funding and guidelines to support student enrichment, safety, and access to well-rounded educational opportunities in elementary and secondary schools.
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B.
Title IV of the Social Security Act
Title IV of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established and governs cash assistance and related welfare programs for low-income families with children in the United States.
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C.
COBRA
COBRA is a U.S. federal law that allows workers and their families to continue group health insurance coverage for limited periods after job loss or other qualifying events.
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D.
MultiPlan
MultiPlan is a U.S.-based healthcare cost management and analytics company that provides network-based and data-driven solutions to insurers, payers, and other healthcare organizations.
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E.
Medigap policies
Medigap policies are private health insurance plans that help cover out-of-pocket costs not paid by Original Medicare, such as deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance Target entity description: Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance is the section of ERISA that establishes a federal insurance program, primarily through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), to protect participants’ benefits in private-sector defined benefit pension plans when those plans are terminated.
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A.
Title IV
Title IV is a section of U.S. federal education law that provides funding and guidelines to support student enrichment, safety, and access to well-rounded educational opportunities in elementary and secondary schools.
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B.
Title IV of the Social Security Act
Title IV of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established and governs cash assistance and related welfare programs for low-income families with children in the United States.
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C.
COBRA
COBRA is a U.S. federal law that allows workers and their families to continue group health insurance coverage for limited periods after job loss or other qualifying events.
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D.
MultiPlan
MultiPlan is a U.S.-based healthcare cost management and analytics company that provides network-based and data-driven solutions to insurers, payers, and other healthcare organizations.
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E.
Medigap policies
Medigap policies are private health insurance plans that help cover out-of-pocket costs not paid by Original Medicare, such as deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Title of ERISA
ⓘ
U.S. federal pension law provision ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | private‑sector defined benefit pension plans ⓘ |
| assignsRoleTo | PBGC as insurer of last resort for covered defined benefit plans ⓘ |
| authorizes |
PBGC to collect insurance premiums from covered plans
ⓘ
PBGC to enforce employer liability for underfunding upon termination ⓘ PBGC to pay guaranteed pension benefits ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 29 U.S.C. §1301 et seq. ⓘ |
| created | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
church plans that have not elected ERISA coverage
ⓘ
defined contribution plans ⓘ governmental plans ⓘ |
| empowers |
PBGC to sue to enforce termination liability
ⓘ
linked to:
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PBGC to take over administration of certain terminated plans ⓘ |
| enactedWith | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| establishes |
federal pension plan termination insurance program
ⓘ
separate insurance programs for single‑employer and multiemployer plans ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
assets of terminated plans placed in PBGC trusteeship
ⓘ
premiums paid by sponsors of covered defined benefit plans ⓘ recoveries from employers responsible for underfunding ⓘ |
| governs |
distress terminations of defined benefit plans
ⓘ
involuntary terminations initiated by PBGC ⓘ standard terminations of defined benefit plans ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
PBGC benefit guarantees
ⓘ
PBGC premiums ⓘ PBGC trusteeship of terminated plans ⓘ employer termination liability ⓘ plan termination insurance ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| objective | to reduce losses to participants and the federal pension insurance system from plan terminations ⓘ |
| partOf | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
to encourage continuation and maintenance of private‑sector defined benefit plans
ⓘ
to provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits after covered plan terminations ⓘ |
| protects | participants’ benefits in private‑sector defined benefit pension plans ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide insurance coverage when covered pension plans terminate with insufficient assets ⓘ |
| regulates |
termination of multiemployer defined benefit plans
ⓘ
termination of single‑employer defined benefit plans ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Title I of ERISA
ⓘ
Title II of ERISA ⓘ Title III of ERISA ⓘ |
| requires |
notice and filing with PBGC in connection with plan terminations
ⓘ
plan administrators of covered plans to pay PBGC insurance premiums ⓘ |
| sets | limits on the amount of benefits PBGC guarantees ⓘ |
| shortName | Title IV of ERISA ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1974 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance Description of subject: Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance is the section of ERISA that establishes a federal insurance program, primarily through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), to protect participants’ benefits in private-sector defined benefit pension plans when those plans are terminated.
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