Description: This article is about a colloquium held in Edinburgh, Scotland from Sept. 25–27, 2011, by the Pension Benefits and Social Security Section of the International Actuarial Association [IAA]. The theme of the meeting was international challenges in providing a safe and sustainable retirement.

Description: Retirement plan trustees are tasked with retirement plan administration. Trustees are responsible for hiring service providers and monitoring the quality of their work. This article discusses actuarial audits as a due diligence tool for public plan trustees.

Description: Assesses the impact of ACA on public financing of all health and disability benefits - Medicare, Medicaid, Exchanges

Description: Feature article discussing the changes France made to its pension systems in 2010, with some history.

Description: Social Insurance & Public Finance Section council members provide a recap of sessions from the 2021 SOA Health Meeting, with a focus on sessions covering Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, and public policy. The authors include a description of SIPF Section-sponsored sections, including a session on the ACA and a session on CMS's Direct Contracting Model.

Description: Read the July 2019 issue of In The Public Interest by the Social Insurance and Public Finance Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: A discussion of the impact of the June, 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision on Medicaid expansion and the financial impications for states.

Description: A discussion of how much risk public pension plans should take on.

Description: Feature article discussing the National Academy of Social Insurance NASI, its 2011 Annual Conference, and in particular the session on Social Security Reform.

Description: Analysis of consequences of investment risk taking by public pension plans.