Coverage ratio

The coverage ratio is the relationship between PGB’s capital (assets) and the pensions we have to pay out. If the coverage ratio is 100%, then there is precisely enough money to pay all the pensions.  However, the government has prescribed that pension funds must have a buffer. A high coverage ratio is, therefore, important.

There are two coverage ratios:

The current UFR coverage ratio

The coverage ratio is the relationship between PGB’s capital (assets) and the pensions we have to pay out. If the coverage ratio is 100%, then there is precisely enough money to pay all the pensions.  However, the government has prescribed that pension funds must have a buffer. A high coverage ratio is, therefore, important.

Policy coverage ratio

This is the average UFR coverage ratio over the last 12 months. Each year, on the basis of this coverage ratio, the board decides whether or not the pensions can be increased.