Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual meeting is about global dynamic - definition, effect on the actuarial profession, actuaries and insurers response to it.

Description: This 1978 session looked at the intersection of social and private insurance including: 1. Social insurance involvement in casualty and property coverages 2. Impact of social insurance and individual disability insurance 3. Social insurance impact on private retirement plans in the United States 4. Social insurance impact on private retirement plans and on individual insurance plans in Canada

Description: This article was presented at the 1975 Spring Cincinnati Joint Meeting of the Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice and Society of Actuaries and addresses the impact of the following changes on future needs for pension coverage, future amounts of pension benefits, and costs of funding.

Description: This session discussion is about the financial implications on social insurance, pensions and post-retirement health care. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 4B.

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is an exploration of how current and possible future changes in the actuary's work environment may affect his/her responsibilities as a professional. Potential changes include: creation of Interim Actuarial Standards Board, developing role of valuation actuary, increasing importance of actuarial consultants, enrolled actuaries, actuaries as expert witnesses, and impact of professional liability lawsuits.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting focuses on the problems with the dominant social pension systems around the world and the potential solutions to the problems in providing retirement income security in the face of aging populations and diminishing resources. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: This meeting session was held at the SOA's 1975 Annual Meeting in Bal Harbour. The topic presented was the public role of the actuary. Questions addressed were: A. Should the actuarial profession be more active in social issues? B. Do actuarial principles exist and should they be codified? C. How should actuaries react to the various publics they serve? D. Will the actuary evolve into a generalist who evaluates risks, whatever form they take? From the 1975 Record, Vol. 1, No. 4.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. Discusses the current expected mortality rate of defined benefit plans, what changes in this mortality rate are likely, will defined benefit plans be replaced by other programs requiring actuarial expertise, will retraining of actuaries be necessary, what we can learn from other places and other times.

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: This session from the 1976 SOA Fall Meeting is about the comparison of social security systems in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the relationship between social security and private pension plans, and the contrast of Canadian and European governmental medical insurance programs to the continuing controversy in the United States over government health insurance.