Description: Response to David Kausch’s comments on the paper.

Description: This is an open forum discussion is about: 1. The IRC Section 410b minimum coverage rules and average benefits percentage test, and 2. The IRC Section 401a4 non-discrimination rules for determining the comparability of benefits provided to highly compensated and non-highly compensated employees. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 4B.

Description: This paper discusses the Total Career Benchmark Model, consistent with Retirement 20/20 principles, focuses on reconstructing and maintaining a consistent and reasonable sharing of risks and rewards amongst the four stakeholders: Individuals, Society, Employers and the Markets. Modern technology provides the necessary tools. A series of benchmarks are used for tax limits, target pensions, accrual to date etc. The self adjusting, consistent benchmarks under the TCB Model, means that all stakeholders speak the same language. Individuals and Employers can easily compare what they have to what they need – and more importantly can see how to accrue what is needed. An individual’s ability to tax shelter income over a career is not dependent on the design of any employer pension plan. All funds allocated to an individual remain the individual’s and are not used to subsidize another person – except for the inherent risk sharing of an annuity – by hidden transfers of value.

Description: The panel presents the technical details of calculating the deficit reduction contribution as changed by the Retirement Protection Act of 1994. Also covered are the new solvency maintenance requirements and changes to the full-funding limitation. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: This session discussion is about the recent regulations, rulings and current topics from the IRS, DOL and PBGC. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.

Description: Presented at April 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about deferred compensation arrangements: Why they are established, Funded versus unfunded programs, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans 'SERPs'.

Description: 1992 SOA Regional Meeting, Chicago. In this panel discussion the speakers addressed nondiscrimination and good-faith compliance in the 401 a4, 401I, 401 a26, 401 b markets and then moved to a discussion format.

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. Discusses how the existence of the PBGC may encourage plan terminations and the cost of the program is now several times that of initial expectations - so why should the PBGC continue to operate?

Description: Provides some background on the new regulation, 'The Administrative Measures on Enterprise Annuity Fund', and comments on key issues this poses for corporate pension plans.

Description: The article endorses broader use of lifetime income in DC plans. It explains why the use of DB plans will continue to decline. The article points out that plans sponsors will not willingly take on additional ERISA fiduciary exposure. The article endorses three regulatory reforms that would increase the use of lifetime income in DC plans. 1. A robust annuity issuer safe harbor that would free employers from fiduciary exposure for putting an annuity provider on the DC platform. 2. A requirement that a plan offer a lifetime income option to qualify for the 404(c) safe harbor. 3. A revision to 404(c) to allow plan sponsors to allocate part or all of the employer match to lifetime income.