Description: This section provides multiple book reviews and summaries of recent publications. Many of the books reviewed deal with pensions, retirement and Social Security. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1973, Vol. 25, Pt. 1, No. 72 AB.

Description: A mathematical framework for benefits and choices must be created to model benefit selection. This paper creates such a framework by defining benefit plans as reimbursement functions. These are then used with a defined choice function to calculate the cost deviation due to selection. Finally, utility functions can be applied to this framework to predict choice.

Description: 1958 Report follows the pattern of an earlier 1953 report of the Special Committee on Experience under Self-Administered Retirement Plans TSA 1953 Reports, 52. This report reflects experience with pensioner mortality only, updating the experience from the 1953 report, and adding the experience of five other groups.

Description: Transcript of a round table discussion on Housing in Retirement.

Description: This report provides a system-wide analysis of the expected contribution requirements for the U.S. single-employer defined benefit pension universe over the remainder of this decade.

Description: This presentation from the Actuarial Society of Greater New York's November 2011 meeting provides an overview of the Society of Actuaries' research on post-retirement needs and risks.

Description: With the tremendous growth of the private pension institution since 1940, it is inevitable that an institution of this magnitude should come under critical scrutiny by both public and private bodies. This is a panel discussion about major policy issues in private pensions in the United States and Canada. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1966, Vol. 18 Pt. 2, No. 52.

Description: This fact sheet summarizes the results of a survey analyzing retirees’ and pre-retirees’ concerns on retirement. It also reveals how these groups have prepared or are preparing to face risks and offers personal risk management strategies and tips.

Description: This study note discusses the calculations that are required for any plan with employee contributions remaining.

Description: This is the November 2009 Exam DP-RU which covers retirement benefits from the Design and Pricing perspective for the United States.