Description: This session discussion is about the practical problems involved in evaluating post retirement benefits. A case study illustrating the differences between employer and employee viewpoints is reviewed. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.

Description: This session discussion is about postretirement health benefit funding, leveraged corporate-owned life insurance, trust-owned life insurance, settlement contracts, 401h and pension plan asset transfer. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3B.

Description: This is a discussion about employee benefit plans after retirement. The following questions are addressed: 1. To what extent are death benefits and medical benefits for employees and dependents kept in force after the employee retires?, 2. Where there is a continuation of such benefits for a retired employee or his dependent, what special problems can result from remarriage or reemployment, or in the event of the enactment of a federal plan?, 3. What methods of paying for or funding such costs are used?, and 4. What are the tax implications to both the employee and employer of the various approaches? Also discussed are insured vs. non-insured plans and valuation standards for pension plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2

Description: This session discussion is about regulatory developments, benefit design, funding, vesting, accrual issues, employer perspectives, and public policy implications. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1987 Vol. 13, No. 1.