Pension plan in the context of "Severance pay"

Defined benefit (DB) pension plan is a type of pension plan in which an employer/sponsor promises a specified pension payment, lump-sum, or combination thereof on retirement that depends on an employee's earnings history, tenure of service and age, rather than depending directly on individual investment returns. Traditionally, many governmental and public entities, as well as a large number of corporations, provide defined benefit plans, sometimes as a means of compensating workers in lieu of increased pay.

A defined benefit plan is 'defined' in the sense that the benefit formula is defined and known in advance. Conversely, for a "defined contribution retirement saving plan," the formula for computing the employer's and employee's contributions is defined and known in advance, but the benefit to be paid out is not known in advance.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., doing business as Marsh McLennan and Marsh, is a global professional services firm, headquartered in New York City with businesses in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance services, talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting. Its four main operating companies are Marsh (53% of 2024 revenues), which offers risk management, insurance broking, insurance program management, risk consulting, analytical modeling and alternative risk financing services; Marsh Re (formerly Guy Carpenter; 10% of 2024 revenues), a reinsurance intermediary and advisor; Mercer (23% of 2024 revenues), which provides consulting to employers for health insurance, retirement plans, and pension plans; and Oliver Wyman; 14% of 2024 revenues, including Lippincott and NERA Economic Consulting, which provides consulting services. In 2024, Risk and Insurance Services contributed a total of 63% of revenues and 71% of operating profit, while Consulting contributed 37% of revenues and 29% of operating profit.

It is the largest insurance broker worldwide.

Andrés Roxas Soriano Sr. (born Andrés Soriano y Roxas; February 8, 1898 – December 30, 1964) was a Spanish Filipino industrialist. Described by The New York Times in 1964 as "one of the most dominant business personalities in the western Pacific area," he was best known for expanding the original San Miguel Brewery evolving into San Miguel Corporation.

He also established philanthropies and encouraged good employee relations by sharing profits with his more than 16,000 employees by establishing a pension plan that paid retired employees 25% of their salary, with guaranteed sick leaves and medical benefits. He was the founder of Philippine Airlines, Asia's first air carrier. In 1935, during Commonwealth era, Soriano established Commonwealth Insurance Company, a non-life insurance company.