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The Berwyn Group Launches CertiDeath Paragon, a Revolutionary Product in the Death Audit Industry

The Berwyn Group Launches CertiDeath Paragon, a Revolutionary Product in the Death Audit Industry

Death Audit clients will mitigate security risk by significantly reducing or eliminating the transfer of sensitive PII. [Independence, Ohio] -- The Berwyn Group (Berwyn), announces CertiDeath® Paragon™, a first-of-its-kind death audit solution. This revolutionary product will significantly reduce or eliminate the need to transfer sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII), including [continue reading]

berwyngroup2025-02-19T13:38:44-06:00February 19, 2025|Death Audit & CertiDeath, News|

The Berwyn Group Announces Ryk Tierney as General Manager of Pensions

The Berwyn Group Announces Ryk Tierney as General Manager of Pensions

Tierney brings valuable experience to lead the newly formed team dedicated to pension management and security at Berwyn. [Independence, Ohio, February 6, 2025] -- The Berwyn Group (Berwyn), the leader in death audit, locate services and population management announces the addition of Ryk Tierney as general manager of the Berwyn [continue reading]

berwyngroup2025-02-06T13:33:56-06:00February 6, 2025|News|

How to Improve Your Annual Funding Notice Process and Increase Deliverability

How to Improve Your Annual Funding Notice Process and Increase Deliverability

The Annual Funding Notice (AFN) is a required yearly notice defined benefit pension plans send to their participants and beneficiaries that provides updates on the financial status of the pension plan. The Department of Labor (DOL) provides templates on their website with guidance on what information should be included such [continue reading]

berwyngroup2025-01-21T14:39:18-06:00January 21, 2025|Uncategorized|

Why are deaths missed during mortality verifications and death audits?

Why are deaths missed during mortality verifications and death audits?

What does playing a piano and validating decedents have in common? They both look simple to do from a spectator perspective, but to actually perform well is another story. It takes years of experience and vast knowledge to become accomplished at playing the piano or validating decedents. The death [continue reading]

berwyngroup2024-12-18T09:34:33-06:00December 18, 2024|Death Audit & CertiDeath|

About the Bridgeway and Berwyn Partnership – Webinar Recap and Transcript

About the Bridgeway and Berwyn Partnership – Webinar Recap and Transcript

Bridgeway Benefit Technologies (Bridgeway) and The Berwyn Group (Berwyn) are excited to partner together to revolutionize benefits administration by integrating Berwyn’s population data management expertise with Bridgeway’s cutting-edge platform, enhancing data accuracy, improving compliance, and streamlining plan management. In a recent webinar, we discussed why we partnered, the power [continue reading]

berwyngroup2024-11-26T16:25:47-06:00November 26, 2024|Death Audit & CertiDeath, Population Management & CertiCensus|

Bridgeway Benefit Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership with The Berwyn Group for Death Audit and Locate Solutions

Bridgeway Benefit Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership with The Berwyn Group for Death Audit and Locate Solutions

The Berwyn Group, a leader in population data management and Bridgeway Benefit Technologies (Bridgeway), a provider of cloud-based benefits administration solutions for the Taft-Hartley community, announce a strategic partnership to provide Bridgeway’s customers a single-source, proactive pension plan population management experience. The Berwyn Group offers an end-to-end suite of [continue reading]

berwyngroup2024-11-20T11:41:33-06:00October 21, 2024|News|

How to Know if Your Locator Services are Working

How to Know if Your Locator Services are Working

Accurate participant and policyholder data is crucial - bad data is expensive. Having accurate data allows you to connect with participants and policyholders consistently and efficiently, effectively communicate with the population, and build a better relationship. Selecting the right locate service provider can be difficult – how do you know [continue reading]

berwyngroup2024-10-10T14:33:38-05:00October 10, 2024|Locating Missing Participants & CertiSearch, Participant Data Cleansing & Cleanup|

What’s Happening on the Hill – Webinar Script

What’s Happening on the Hill – Webinar Script

You can also watch/listen to this webinar on our Berwyn University page. On August 15, 2024, Mariah Becker, NCCMP, Jim Donofrio, PBGC, and Randy McGeorge, Morgan Lewis, joined Berwyn’s Lindsey Tate-McDonald to discuss current and proposed pension related guidelines around several important topics: missing participants, SFA, DMF, audits and more. [continue reading]

berwyngroup2024-09-04T14:46:41-05:00September 4, 2024|Berwyn University|

Overpayments: Regulations, Response, and Ramifications – Webinar Recap

Overpayments: Regulations, Response, and Ramifications – Webinar Recap

Unreported deaths are increasing. The decline of the Death Master File and the rise of disparate data sources have made it more challenging than ever for pension plans to identify decedents and locate missing participants/beneficiaries. But inaccurate data can lead to costly overpayments that could threaten the longevity of [continue reading]

berwyngroup2024-10-30T14:46:18-05:00August 21, 2024|Berwyn University, Death Audit & CertiDeath|

Press Release: The Berwyn Group Launches Berwyn University – A Resource Hub for industry information

Press Release: The Berwyn Group Launches Berwyn University – A Resource Hub for industry information

This month, industry experts are set to discuss current and proposed pension-related regulations and their implications in a webinar hosted by Berwyn University. [INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2024] -- The Berwyn Group, a leader in death audit and locate services, is proud to announce the launch of Berwyn University, an [continue reading]

berwyngroup2024-10-30T14:48:01-05:00August 14, 2024|Berwyn University, News|