<prompt> Human: Throwaway account because of reasons. Heres what you should know about my mother-in-law. Despite having a masters degree, she has had a lot of trouble holding a job over the last 20 years. She has gotten laid off many times, companies she has been with have gone under or gotten bought, etc. Her current job is making noise about closing that location and moving to a new location in the boonies, so her commute would be 50 miles one-way. Shes getting close to retirement about to turn 63, so shes been thinking and talking a lot about her financial situation at that point. I dont know the specifics, but now and then she talks about a pension that she used to have at a previous company. The story usually goes: I would be in much better shape if it werent for the fact that my pension disappeared when the company vanished.I havent spoken to her specifically about this, so I dont know the circumstances around the company. I dont know if it went bankrupt, or got bought, or something else entirely. But I did learn recently that pensions are insured in the US. Is it possible that this pension is still out there somewhere? What documentation might be required to find it? Where would we even start to look?Thanks  <response>: My grandfather got a pension from a defunct company after he retired. Their pension fund was managed by someone other than the company that went bust. 