Description: Attendees learn how the public sector bargaining process works and learn the role of the actuary in that process. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 29pd.

Description: This meeting session, which occurred at the June 1980 SOA meeting in San Deigo, covered issues related to Public/Municipal Pension Plans. The questions discussed inlcuded: 1. How do public/municipal plans differ from corporate plans? How should they differ? 2. Are traditional closed-group, reserve-accumulating valuation methods appropriate? 3. What would be the impact of universal Social Security coverage? 4. Is appropriate actuarial advice being given to public/municipal plan boards? From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 3.

Description: This informational panel discussion which was presented at the 1980 SOA Spring Meeting in Minneapolis discussed various issues related to public and municipal pension plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 2.