Description: The U.S. Bureau of the Census has rightfully earned a reputation for technical excellence. However, the author has run across an instance where this venerable, distinguished agency went sadly astray - namely, in connection with the number and proportion of employees of state and local governments who are covered by Social Security and Disability Insurance.

Description: Social Security Administration Actuarial Notes and an Actuarial Study published April and August 1969 - variety of OASDI topics.

Description: This article talks about the future of Canada/Québec Pension Plans C/QPP and summarizes the Report of the Task Force on Social Security Financing. This reports compares the Canadian system to seven other social insurance systems and suggest four possible changes to the C/QPP that would reduce costs.

Description: People often describe the actuarial profession as dealing with risk. That is true, but in the case of life and health actuaries, another element may be even more important. It is the management of liabilities that accrue over time. For example, the liability associated with a group of individual life insureds increases as the group grows older.

Description: If the United States is to have a successful Social Security and Medicare system long term, one that blends needs with financial capacity, it is necessary to protect the actuarial process from being overwhelmed by the political process. While some assistance is provided already under existing law, additional protection would enhance public confidence in the estimates made by government actuaries.

Description: This article from The Actuary, April 1971, volume 5, Issue 4 is about a report on Social Security and Medicare. As is often the case, it is desirable, perhaps even necessary, that one personally review the whole of any report of this kind in order to make a fair evaluation. The use of the word broader in the headline certainly conveys the expansive nature of numerous proposals recommended by a majority of the Council.

Description: Book Review: Pension Plans and Public Policy. The authors bring a wealth of experience from their years at TIAA-Cref to this most lucid discussion of the relationship between public policy,social security, and private and public pension plans.

Description: President Smith's speech focuses on the need for actuaries to be better spokepeople and advocates for good sound improvement in social programs like Social Security, Medicare and Health Care reform.

Description: This editorial mentions four issues from the recent Social Security Trustee's Report that will each be covered in more depth in future editorials.

Description: This article describes the proposed government pension akin to Social Security legislation in the UK Parliament.