Description: This panel discussion examines the causes for and the probable short-term and long-term actuarial implications of the current reductions in group annuity rates. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 32.

Description: In March this year a charter for the new corporation, the College Retirement Equities Fund, was granted by the State of New York and it is expected that within a few months the Fund will begin operations as a supplement to TIAA annuities. The purpose of this paper is to describe this rather novel type of corporation, which presents some unusual and interesting actuarial problems. Comparisons of the performance of fixed annuities vs. variable annuities are provided.

Description: Discusses product experience and practices with regards to long term disability, the extent group underwriting practices are followed with groups of 5 to 25 lives, changes made in the provisions of group annuity and other insured pension plans to coordinate or otherwise recognize the newly legislated monthly disability benefits under the OASI program, and practices and experience with regards to high face amount life insurance.

Description: This discussion examines rates for group annuities and new developments in the pension field with respect to the equity annuity and the cost-of-living annuity. From Transactions of Society of Actauries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This 1960 Report includes only the regular matured life study and is limited to the experience of single life matured annuities under Group Annuity contracts. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1960 Reports.

Description: This is a panel discussion about H.R. 10 pension plans, i.e., tax deferred retirement savings plans for the owners of an unincorporated business and its employees. The following questions are addressed: To what extent is coverage under H.R. 10 being provided under individual policies and under group contracts? What problems are presented in each approach? If special plans are used, what provisions must be included? If normal contracts are used, what modifications or endorsements must be made? What plans are generally used? If split-funding is not used with normal contracts, how are increases in contributions handled? To what extent are trust or custodial accounts being used? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2.

Description: This report presents the most recent report on Group Annuity Mortality. The 1953 experience shows a continuation of the previous trend toward improvement in mortality of retired lives.

Description: This paper is a practical guide to the terminal funding annuity product. Actuarial considerations, investment strategies, administration, and marketing aspects are discussed.

Description: This 1964 report is limited to a study of the experience for the year 1963 of single life matured annuities under Group Annuity contracts. The mortality experience is compared with the GA-1951 male and female tables without projection.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to present actuarial tools, based upon group annuity mortality experience, with which the actuary concerned with pension problems may shape or test the mortality basis which, in his judgment, is appropriate to such problems - and presents the Group Annuity Table for 1951, with projections.