CertiCensus

The 40-year evolution of a brand to reach the pinnacle in its industry.

Steve Jobs once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a follower and a leader. “ In the death audit and participant locate market, PBI Research is the clear leader and constant innovation has been the catalyst. But it didn’t happen overnight. It started 40 years ago when the company began helping pension funds find unreported pension decedents and locate missing plan participants and beneficiaries. This unrelenting focus to provide accurate data on a consistent basis propelled [...]

2024-05-01T14:27:01-05:00May 31st, 2023|News|

Case Study: PBI Research Services Helps Corporate Pension Fund Stop Overpayments

Challenge: XYZ company had been manually managing their employee pension plan with over 790 participants. The process was a resource-heavy task to stay up -to-date on deceased participants and required mailings. In addition, with internal audits coming up, a new benefits team was concerned about not meeting the Department of Labor (DOL) guidelines for missing participants and making overpayments. Solution: In February 2022, the company reached out to PBI Research Services about proactive pension [...]

Press Release: PBI Research Services Announces CertiCensus® Certified – A New Gold Standard in Pension Plan Data Management and Compliance

MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 11, 2023) – PBI Research Services, the leading death audit and locate service provider, today announced CertiCensus Certified, a new gold standard certification for its customers and the industry marking the most thorough verification and documentation process for pension plan participant data management. CertiCensus is the industry’s first single-source, proactive pension plan population management platform to help pension plans reduce costs, eliminate overpayments, ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate cybersecurity risk. With the [...]

2023-06-15T10:59:36-05:00January 11th, 2023|News, Pensions, Population Management & CertiCensus|

PBI Press Release: PBI Research Services Announces Expanded Capabilities for CertiCensus® – The First Single-Source Pension Plan Population Management Solution

MINNEAPOLIS, April 20, 2022 -- PBI Research Services, the leading death audit and locate service provider, today announced expanded capabilities of CertiCensus, the industry's first single-source proactive pension plan population management solution to help pension plans reduce costs, eliminate overpayments, ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate cybersecurity risk. The platform's capabilities now include new, automated reporting and dynamic updates to participant data, offering increased visibility for plan sponsors for more accurate and efficient participant management. This product release offers [...]

Webinar Recap: CertiCensus® – Accurate, Streamlined, and Secure Pension Participant Management

Managing a pension plan becomes more difficult each year. There are numerous steps and requirements that Plan Administrators and Plan Sponsors need to take. These include sending required mailings, managing returned mail, locating missing participants and beneficiaries, identifying decedents, documenting everything, and following the latest cyber security guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL). In our recent webinar, CertiCensus®: Accurate, Streamlined, and Secure Pension Participant Management, Jeff Anderson, New Business Development Manager at PBI [...]