Description: Panel discusses the elimination of Code Section 415e and how this will affect small defined-benefit pension plans. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. Now that plan sponsors are required to purchase only the “safest available” annuities, companies encounter a number of difficulties when they attempt to terminate a defined-benefit plan. This session addresses the lack of available insurers and the resulting effect on competition, a situation in which the plan sponsor may have difficulty finding any insurer to take plan benefits, the effect on prevalence of lump-sum distributions, and the role of the PBGC as insurer of last resort.

Description: Panelists discuss the PBGC audit program, the experiences of companies that have undergone the audit, and alternatives proposed by the PBGC. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: This session discussion is about review of recent and pending legislation affecting pensions in Canada and the United States, restructuring of Canadian and U.S. pension plans as a consequence of tax reform and other pension legislation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 13, No. 4A.

Description: This session reviews current trends in patterns of retirement and provides an update on legislation to facilitate phased retirement. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 62PD.

Description: The following topics were discussed at concurrent sessions: 1. Personal Security in the 1970's- United States and Canada, 2. Adjusted earnings for life companies, 3. Pension funding, 4. What about these younger actuaries?, 5. Sources of statistical information for actuaries, 6. Variable life insurance, 7. Models and decision techniques, and 8. Role of the actuary in expense control. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1970, Vol 22, Pt. 2, No. 63.

Description: Panelists develop a framework for analyzing the diverse family of deferred recognition methods for assets under a pension plan. Using this framework, attendees learn how to assess the reasonableness of a method from both a client and a regulatory perspective – that qualify under IR Code Section 412[c][2][A] – including a case study of the evolution of smoothing methods used by a particular group of plan sponsors. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2. Session 76PD of the San Francisco Spring Meeting.

Description: The presenters will provide an overview of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), its financial status, recent changes and trends in utilization of the program.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5 in Colorado Springs. The panelists discuss the considerations and factors in selecting an interest rate assumption for a pension plan, looking at the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, ‘ERISA,’ the Financial Accounting Standards Board, ‘FASB,’ current liability, the effect of Internal Revenue Service, ‘IRS’ audit guidelines and audit programs, and the effect of other assumptions. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3A.

Description: This session provides attendees with an in-depth description of the process of terminating a defined benefit pension plan in the U.S. Discussion topics include required filings, selection of annuity provider and asset immunization prior to annuity purchase. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 7pd.