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Actuarial Services for Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Get clearer insight into pension funding, risk, compliance, and plan design with strategic guidance for active and frozen pension plans, including de-risking and plan termination.

A Clearer Path for Your Next Pension Decision

As a leading actuarial consulting firm, we help plan sponsors understand the financial and strategic implications of their pension plans, and make better decisions about what comes next. Your pension plan is more than a set of actuarial calculations. It's a financial commitment that can affect your organization for years to come.

From annual valuations and regulatory support to funding strategy, risk management, plan design, frozen pension plans, and termination analysis, our experienced actuaries provide the insight and guidance you need to navigate complexity, evaluate your options, and make confident decisions.

You May Need Our Actuarial Support If…

Your pension costs are becoming unpredictable

We Offer: Strategic Funding & Forecasting

  • Annual actuarial valuations

  • Schedule SB preparation & regulatory support

  • Pension funding strategy & contribution forecasting

  • Pension liability and accounting expense projections

  • Economic scenario modeling for future pension costs

Leadership doesn't understand your pension risk

We Offer: Risk Assessment & Scenario Modeling

  • Pension risk assessment & liability analysis

  • Funded status and contribution risk analysis

  • Interest rate, investment & longevity scenario modeling

  • Pension volatility and risk reduction analysis

  • Executive-level reporting and decision support

You're considering freezing or terminating your plan

We Offer: De-risking & Termination Strategy

  • Frozen pension plan analysis & ongoing management

  • Pension freeze feasibility and financial impact analysis

  • De-risking strategy and pension risk transfer analysis

  • Plan termination feasibility and cost analysis

  • Termination, settlement & regulatory support

Your current actuary only provides required reports

We Offer: Strategic Actuarial Consulting

  • Funding strategy and contribution recommendations

  • Pension forecasting and scenario modeling

  • Plan design and amendment consulting

  • Proactive guidance beyond required actuarial reporting

You're changing your plan design

We Offer: Design & Compliance Analysis

  • Defined benefit plan design consulting

  • Benefit formula and participant impact analysis

  • Cost and liability impact modeling

  • Plan freeze and benefit change analysis

  • Funding, compliance & regulatory considerations

You're preparing for an acquisition

We Offer: M&A Actuarial Support

  • Pension actuarial due diligence

  • Pension liability and obligation analysis

  • Funding and contribution obligation assessment

  • Transaction impact and risk modeling

  • Plan merger, freeze or termination analysis

Don't see your situation?

Our actuarial team can help you evaluate your specific pension challenge.

Stories from our Clients

Our Pension Actuaries Can Help You Answer Questions Like These

Pension risk goes well beyond investment performance. We help sponsors understand and manage the risks that can materially affect the cost and security of their retirement programs—including interest-rate risk, investment risk, longevity risk, contribution volatility, and regulatory risk. The right strategy depends on your plan, your organization, and your goals. Our role is to help you understand where your exposure is today, what could change tomorrow, and which actions can improve your position.

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Accessible Expertise When You Need It

What we provide: Actuaries who explain complex results in business terms.

What you get: Leadership will understand the financial impact, evaluate the tradeoffs, and make decisions with confidence.

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Assurance in Risk and Compliance

What we provide: Funding, reporting, compliance, and risk analysis.

What you get: Peace of mind that funding, compliance and plan risks are being monitored, measured and managed.

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Proactive Insights and Options

What we provide: Forward-looking modeling and scenario analysis.

What you get: A clearer view of the choices available before a decision becomes urgent.

Have a Frozen Pension Plan?

A frozen pension plan doesn't stop creating costs and risks. PBGC premiums, administrative expenses, funding requirements, and investment risk can continue long after benefit accruals have stopped.

October Three can help you:

  • Evaluate ongoing plan costs

  • Assess pension risk

  • Identify de-risking opportunities

  • Evaluate plan termination economics

  • Evaluate options to retain plan surplus

  • Develop a path toward termination

Why Use October Three for Actuarial Services

Many actuarial relationships are built around a cycle of reporting: calculate the liability, complete the valuation, prepare the filing, and move on to the next deadline. We believe you deserve more than that. Your pension plan represents real financial commitments, real decisions, and real people—and the numbers should help you navigate them with confidence. The right actuarial partner doesn't just tell you what changed. They help you understand why it changed, what may come next, and what options you have, so you can make informed decisions before they become urgent.

The People Behind Your Actuarial Strategy

John Kleiser

John Kleiser

"I’m committed to helping professional service firms design retirement plans that fit their unique needs, minimize unnecessary risk, and support long-term wealth accumulation."

Partner - Professional Service Firms
Abby Beyer

Abby Beyer

"I am passionate about delivering high-quality service, fostering collaborative relationships, and supporting the development of our talented team."

Actuarial Consultant
Alex Kuhel

Alex Kuhel

"I’m driven by the opportunity to help business owners modernize their retirement programs by giving closely held companies access to innovative ideas, technology, and service that have traditionally been available only to larger organizations."

Partner - Small Business
Brian Donohue

Brian Donohue

"I’m motivated by helping employers design efficient, effective retirement benefits that work for both their businesses and their employees."

Actuarial Consultant

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