API, Inc. asbestos trust: payment percentage and values
Each disease on an approved claim gets 44% of its set amount from the API, Inc. Asbestos Settlement Trust.
- Current payout share
- 44%
Record of the API, Inc. trust
| Rate in effect since | September 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rate before that | 22% |
| Status | Active, paying claims |
| Company behind it | API, Inc. |
| Net assets | $7.7 million, as of December 31, 2025 |
| Set up | 2011 |
| Bankruptcy case | No. 05-30073 |
| Court | U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Minnesota |
| Claims handled by | Delaware Claims Processing Facility (DCPF) |
| Other trusts' rates | Asbestos trust fund list |
Ask whether a claim fits the API, Inc. trust and the other trusts in the work history.
Products that API, Inc. made

| pipe insulation | wire insulation |
| thermal insulation | insulation boards |
To support a claim, you must show that the person worked with these products or was around them.
Steps to submit a claim to the API, Inc. trust
- Get a written diagnosis from a doctor, backed by an exam or pathology report.
- Gather records showing the person worked with or around the company's products, like employment, construction, or sales records.
- The Delaware Claims Processing Facility (DCPF) takes in claims for the API, Inc. trust and runs Trust Online, the trust's own online filing system. Use the trust's own claim form to file, attaching those records.
- Each trust pays only a portion of any claim, so file with every other trust in the work history at once.
Step-by-step guide to trust claims · Lawsuit filing deadlines by state
Other trusts that have paid for pipe and boiler insulation
| Trust | Share paid today | Mesothelioma claim pays now |
|---|---|---|
| W. R. Grace | 30.1% | $54,180 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | 19% | $33,250 |
| Owens Corning / Fibreboard | 4.3% | $9,245 |
| Quigley | 13.3% | $26,600 |
Sources: payout rate comes from the trust's payment notice; products data from mesotheliomafund.com; trust details from AsbestosTrusts.org (CC BY 4.0), updated every month.
