Description: This 1982 discussion session is about concepts discussed in Jeff Furnish's paper, 'Pension Plans in an Inflationary Environment'. The author wants to consider these concepts as they relate to the practical aspects of pension consulting. First and foremost, the financial uncertainties of doing business increase. A second problem created by inflation is the uncertainty injected into the benefits ultimately delivered by a retirement program. A third problem concerns the stability of the funding structure.

Description: This is a panel discussion session covering the design of integrated retirement plans including examining the use offset tables, how consultants advise clients during periods of uncertainty, and how plans can be designed to accommodate any changes. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol.9, No. 2.

Description: This is a panel discussion session on the developments in the group insurance market in the 1980s including designing benefit plans with the employee as the focus, the cost to the corporate employer, and the group insurance underwriter's outlook.

Description: This presentation reviews the maximum contribution and benefit limitations, coping with top-heavy rules, comparability under Revenue Ruling 81-202 and design techniques to maximize tax deferrals. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 11, No. 1.

Description: This session is about portability of pensions. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 1.

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: This is a presentation on the design of integrated retirement plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 9, No. 3.

Description: Speakers review current trends in phased and partial retirement, benefit design issues surrounding phased retirement and deferred retirement option programs DROPs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 87pd.

Description: This presentation is about the different forces in the public versus private sectors influencing the design of retirement income plans. How these differ in Canada versus the United States is also explored. Several aspects of the issues will be discussed including changing patterns in the work force, the impact of legislation and regulation and the role of social security. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 10, No. 2.

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.