Description: This session was presented at the June 1980 SOA meeting in San Diego. The session outlined principles of pension plan design with emphasis on small 1-49 lives United States plans. Topics covered included: 1. Types of plans available 2. Considerations of corporate objectives and financial capabilities 3. Factors affecting normal retirement benefits, and 4. Ancillary benefit provisions. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss the manner in which retirement plans have been used to achieve specific corporate objectives and how these plans satisfied the perceived needs of specific groups. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This session discussion is about setting retirement income goals and the ability meet them through various plans. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 13, No. 4B.

Description: Summary: Panelists discuss considerations in the design of retirement programs in the United States and Canada. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion covers early retirement incentive programs, also known as early retirement windows, at an elementary level. The topics discussed include design issues, communicating effectively, determining cost, ensuring success, and pitfalls. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4A.

Description: This meeting session was presented at the SOA's 1980 Spring Meeting in Minneapolis. The session outlined characteristics of pension plan design with emphasis on Canadian Pension Plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 2.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting looks at the issues that will affect pension plan design in the future including economic, demographic, regulatory, tax, and employment factors.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollwood, Florida Meeting discusses early retirement incetive programs otherwise known as open windows or golden parachutes. It reviews the purpose of these programs, the window period, the benefits, advantages and disadvantages, the accounting issues and the implementation of an actual program.

Description: Panel provides an analysis of legal and actuarial issues which must be considered when modifying an existing retirement program, including the new hybrid plan designs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1980 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 29-30 in Minneapolis. The panelists discuss the nature of current criticisms of risk classification practices, implications of recent court decisions - Manhart and TIAA-CREF, and the potential adverse implications of eliminating some common classification variables. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 6, No. 2.