Retirement plan

VERIZON PENSION PLAN FOR ASSOCIATES

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.EIN 23-2259884Plan #016PY 2018
ONE VERIZON WAY, - BASKING RIDGE, NJ 07920908-559-3342
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Wind-down / frozen

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor & administrator signer
KEVIN CAMMARATA
Signed 10/13/2019
(908) 559-3342
Plan administrator entity
VERIZON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE
EIN 384008214

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$14319.7M
-12.5% from 2017
Total participants
137,966
+4.2% from 2017
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
43.43%
-10.10 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants>=10,000
Cohort223 peers
Snapshot2018
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $34
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $5,100
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
median $7,764,297
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $62,356
Annual return
43.43%
median -3.72%
Overall peer rank
98th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2016 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$5.70B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$150K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
16,712
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$481.07M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$23K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
-2.42%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 7 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 36 · EIN 81-2983623
Other services; Direct payment from t...
$4,867,046
Service code 13 · EIN 94-1347393
Contract Administrator
$655,447
Service code 11 · EIN 22-2232264
Actuarial
$331,508
Service code 13 · EIN 23-2259884
Contract Administrator
$301,333
Service code 15 · EIN 25-1921937
Recordkeeping
$196,067
Service code 10 · EIN 13-2781641
Accounting
$47,380
Service code 29 · EIN 23-1392502
Legal
$34,943

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

DANIEL F. MCFALL

AON CONSULTING, INC.
Enrollment #1704341
4 OVERLOOK POINT
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL 60069
(847) 295-5000
Signed 2019-09-20

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed September 28, 1999 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1A3H1E
Plan features
  • 1A
    Benefits are primarily pay related
    Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
  • 1E
    Section 401(h) arrangement
    Plan contains separate accounts under Code section 401(h) to provide employee health benefits.
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • InformationalHigh retiree %

    Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.

  • InformationalWind-down / frozen

    Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$12.0M
$390 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$12M100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.084%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
0 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm
MITCHELL & TITUS, LLP
Auditor EIN
132781641
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Disclaimer