Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session on mergers and acquisitions discussed the impact of pensions, post-retirement costs and fringe benefits on acquisitions as well as the special problems that arise when the parties in a transaction are globally diverse.

Description: This is a discussion about pensions and how Ontario Bill 165 affected it. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: 1996 SOA Spring Meeting, Colorado Springs. This session was about working with the Voluntary Compliance Resolution program, the Closing Agreement Program, and compliance audits. It focused on how these programs actually operate, including what cases are likely to be best served through each program.

Description: Will the Enrolled Actuary replace the FSA? Maybe was the answer to that question, which posed the topic for discussion at a recent New York Actuaries Club meeting. This 1976 article is a recap of that recent meeting, discussing the implications for the SOA and Academy of the new federal designation of Enrolled Actuary for pension actuaries, and how that would play out with respect to the SOA’s professional designations and the role of the Academy.

Description: This study note discusses the history of the Insurance programs and changes made through legislation.

Description: This article provides a basic introduction to the taxation of qualified annuities held in qualified retirement plans and IRAs. The article has been updated for the SECURE Act and the SECURE 2.0 Act. The article describes the basic types of employer-based plans, provides of overview of the taxation of contributions and benefits when annuities are held in connection with plans and IRAs, explains the required minimum distribution rules, and offers a brief introduction to recent legislation impacting qualified annuities.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Dallas Regional Meeting looks at recent IRS rulings and regulations with respect to employee benefits.

Description: Notes that the current retirement system does not assure that everyone will retire with adequate retirement income, and provides arguments in favor of employers being required to provide pension plans.

Description: From the 1960 Transactions Vol. 12 No. 32, this ‘Digest of Informal Discussion’ addresses current developments and proposals with respect to Social Security legislation in the United States and Canada, and individual retirement legislation.

Description: This literature guide provides a grounding in tax-sheltered annuities 'TSAs' and pertinent regulations. TSAs are only available to tax-exempt organizations.