We saw there was a way to streamline the traditional pension risk transfer process, so we did it. Quantum Pension Solutions is an independent pension de-risking firm. While our speciality is our four-month PRT process, we apply a de-risking lens when working with plan sponsors at any stage of the plan cycle. Our streamlined process, prioritization of participant experience and fully in-house team sets us apart from traditional firms and allows us to find cost-savings that your current providers aren't.
This team has been de‑risking pension plans together since 2015. In that time, we developed the 120 day termination process, compressing an industry standard 12 to 18 month timeline into four months, and we have executed 100s of de-risking projects across every plan size and industry.
Credentialed actuaries, plan administration, government filings, participant communication, and the insurer auction all sit under one roof. Nothing is outsourced, and no workstream waits in another firm's queue. That structure allows our process runs in months instead of years, and it is how we implement strategies most plan sponsors' current providers are not even aware of.
Funding analysis, timing, and exit design: lump sum windows, retiree lift outs, targeted settlements, and full plan termination, sequenced for the best economics your filings support.
Plan valuations, government schedules, and the actuarial certifications behind every number we publish, signed by our own credentialed actuaries.
Liability data prepared to insurer standards, then bid competitively across the group annuity market to secure the lowest premium for the identical benefit.
Election materials, call support, and one on one guidance. Our administrators average 8.5 minutes per participant call against an industry average of 2.5.
Census scrubbing, benefit calculations, and recordkeeping brought current early, so elections and settlement proceed without delay.
PBGC and IRS filings, participant notices, and the final standard termination filing that closes the plan for good.
Alan Pitts has spent the last 11 years doing one thing: finding better ways to help companies exit their pension plans. A lifelong entrepreneur, Alan entered the financial industry in 2007 and quickly identified pension risk transfer as a space ripe for innovation: underserved, inefficient, and ready for disruption.
His early experience came at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, focused on retirement plan management. In 2015 he began assembling the team that would become Quantum Pension Solutions. Together they built a groundbreaking PRT process that delivered record savings to plan sponsors and better outcomes for participants, ultimately leading to an acquisition by a major insurance brokerage in 2018. Alan continued leading the business until retiring in 2022. Retirement did not last long. Watching the industry evolve, Alan came back to build what is next. Quantum is that next chapter, and he would not have it any other way.
Sam Hartmann is a fully credentialed pension actuary with 13 years of experience advising defined benefit plan sponsors on funding strategy, risk management, and plan exit options. He was recognized three times as Gallagher's top producer in retirement sales.
Sam began his career at Willis Towers Watson, where he focused on journey planning, stochastic forecasting, and plan exits, ultimately leading the Retirement Risk Management analytics team and overseeing plan terminations. He later joined Gallagher as Senior Actuary and Area Vice President, where he built and scaled actuarial teams, developed proprietary valuation tools, and led new business initiatives.
At Quantum, Sam brings that combination of technical depth and business acumen to every engagement, ensuring plan sponsors get not just the right strategy, but the right outcome.
Dan Ettel is a fully credentialed pension actuary with over 10 years of experience helping organizations manage and reduce pension risk. He brings precision and expertise to every stage of the termination process, from initial analysis through final PBGC sign‑off.
Dan began his career at Willis Towers Watson in 2015, focusing on defined benefit plan valuations and de‑risking strategies for plan sponsors. In 2022 he joined Sam at Gallagher, where he served as lead consultant for a portfolio of pension clients, advising on funding, risk management, and the hands‑on execution of plan terminations.
Selena Raghubir brings over ten years of customer service leadership to her role as Operations Manager. Her participant first philosophy is at the center of everything she does. She is the reason people leave the process feeling good about it.
Whether she is managing the call center, hosting informational sessions, or tracking down hard to reach participants, Selena takes the time to understand each participant's needs and walk them through their options with care. That care, combined with operational precision, is what she brings to every engagement.
Thirty minutes with the people who have run this exit 100s of times. Bring your latest filing if you have it.