Description: Article from the chairperson of the Retirement Section of the SOA regarding section activities.

Description: Actuaries can be well suited to provide consulting to both DB and DC plans. We focus on DC design and the important nondiscrimination test requirements that need to be at the core of a plan design project. Plan design for DC plans seems easy, but should not be looked at any less seriously than DB plan design. The key steps are the same as DB plan design. We review key concepts that plan design actuaries want to know.

Description: Chairperson's column for the February issue of Retirement Section News introducing section members to recent changes in section areas of interest.