Editing Asbestos Trust Funds (section)

=== Tier 1: Highest Payment Percentages (30%+) ===

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! style="background:#1a5276; color:white; padding:12px; text-align:left;" | Trust Name
! style="background:#1a5276; color:white; padding:12px; text-align:center;" | Payment %
! style="background:#1a5276; color:white; padding:12px; text-align:center;" | Initial Funding
! style="background:#1a5276; color:white; padding:12px; text-align:center;" | Current Assets
! style="background:#1a5276; color:white; padding:12px; text-align:center;" | Claims Paid
! style="background:#1a5276; color:white; padding:12px; text-align:center;" | Avg. Meso Payment
|-
| style="padding:12px; font-weight:bold; background:#e8f4f8;" | NARCO Trust
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center; color:#28a745; font-weight:bold;" | 100%
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | $6.32 billion
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | $2.1 billion
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | 890,000+
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | $238,000
|-
| style="padding:12px; font-weight:bold;" | Shook & Fletcher
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 58%
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | $1.1 billion
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | $450 million
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | 45,000+
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | $195,000
|-
| style="padding:12px; font-weight:bold; background:#e8f4f8;" | ASARCO
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 35%
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | $1.85 billion
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | $780 million
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | 120,000+
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | $165,000
|-
| style="padding:12px; font-weight:bold;" | API Inc.
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 35%
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | $2.2 billion
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | $890 million
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | 85,000+
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | $155,000
|-
| style="padding:12px; font-weight:bold; background:#e8f4f8;" | Eagle-Picher Industries
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 33%
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | $2.7 billion
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | $1.1 billion
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center;" | 175,000+
| style="padding:12px; background:#e8f4f8; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | $148,000
|-
| style="padding:12px; font-weight:bold;" | W.R. Grace
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 30.1%
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | $3.0 billion
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | $1.5-1.84 billion
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center;" | 225,000+
| style="padding:12px; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | $142,000
|}

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| style="padding:15px; color:#155724;" | '''✅ Good News:''' Shook & Fletcher recently '''increased''' its payment percentage from 50% to 58% effective May 30, 2025—signaling strong financial health. CRMC assumed administration from Verus in June 2024, streamlining the claims process for victims.
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'''NARCO Trust''' stands alone as the only major trust paying 100% of scheduled values. Initially funded with $6.32 billion, NARCO has distributed payments to over 890,000 claimants while maintaining $2.1 billion in current assets. Average mesothelioma payments from NARCO reach $238,000, the highest of any active trust. Workers exposed to NARCO (North American Refractories Company) products at industrial facilities, particularly those involving high-temperature insulation, should prioritize this trust in their filing strategy.

For detailed information about specific trust eligibility requirements, consult [https://dandell.com/asbestos-trust-funds/asbestos-trust-funds-support-families/ Danziger & De Llano's trust fund resources].

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