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The PPF introduces new insolvency risk services developed with Dun & Bradstreet

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today marked the start of its new partnership with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) by publishing its plans for new services and consulting on its approach to the measurement of insolvency risk from 2021.

Insolvency risk scores

Use our portal to check the insolvency risk scores used to calculate your levy invoice.

How to provide insolvency risk information

Our insolvency scoring partners calculate monthly insolvency risk scores for most scheme employers.

PPF will ‘go-live’ with Dun & Bradstreet insolvency risk scores in April

Respondents to the PPF’s recent levy consultation welcomed the introduction of the new services developed with Dun & Bradstreet with some small scale improvements

Practical tips to help trustees manage risk

Running a pension scheme can be complex and challenging. This is particularly true where the employer is in difficulty. It's important that as a trustee, you understand the sorts of challenges you’ll face when there’s an increased risk of your employer going bust.  So we've published a new guide, Contingency planning for employer insolvency, to help you.

Restructuring professionals and insolvency practitioners

Find out more about contingency planning, restructuring proposals and submit S120 and S122 notifications. 

What is the risk-based levy?

It�s calculated on the likelihood of your scheme being unable to pay out pensions due to insufficient funding, insolvency and the potential size of the claim that would be passed on to us. The amount of risk-based levy (RBL) you pay will be based on your annual s179 valuation information, following adjustment. It takes account of scheme funding, insolvency and investment risks.� If your scheme doesn't have a deficit then you won't have to pay the RBL.

Global IT outages: PPF unaffected thanks to robust risk management

The recent global IT outages, caused by a CrowdStrike antivirus update for Windows devices, had a negligible business impact due to our robust risk management procedures.

How we manage risk

Our leadership team are focused on governance, managing risk and making sure we’re accountable.

The insolvency practitioner's role in the assessment process

The assessment period starts with a qualifying insolvency event. You must file notice of the insolvency – an S120 notice – within 14 days of your appointment or of becoming aware of the existence of the pension scheme. Without that, it’s not possible to make a start on the work that needs to be completed during the assessment period. By law, we exercise the trustees’ rights against the employer during the assessment period. So we need to know about the insolvency as soon as possible.