Description: This 1978 discussion session focuses on the impact on pension plan design due to: 1. The 1977 Amendments to the Social Security Act, 2. The Administration's proposal in regard to integration of private pension plan benefits with Social Security benefits, 3. The requirement to eliminate compulsory retirement prior to age 70, and 4. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, et al. v. Manhart, et al. which held that an employer violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it requires women to contribute more than men to a pension fund in order to receive the same level of benefits.

Description: This general discussion focused on: A. The increase on maximum limits on single premiums accepted based on investment conditions, B. Steps a smaller company might take to meet the current demand for pension plans, C. The extent to which companies have: 1. Transferred to their field or district offices functions which had previously been performed in the home office 2. Transferred to the home office or to central collection offices functions which had previously been performed in agency offices D. Steps taken to revise or supplement company retirement plan benefits to recognize higher salary scales and the possibility of still further inflation, E. The advantages and disadvantages of the Bank Loan Plan under which a policyholder purchases a limited payment life policy and borrows part of the premium from a bank, and F. Changes which have been made in War Exclusion Riders, Disability and Double Indemnity provisions.

Description: This is a discussion about retirement plans and the treasury regulations involved. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15 Pt. 2

Description: Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays

Description: This discussion is about the issues and problems under the new IRS rules effective in 1989 for pension plans integrated with Social Security. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 1.

Description: A Discussion of why female mortality is higher than male mortality at higher ages.

Description: This paper looks at the actuarial implications of a gradual retirement scheme from the employer's point of view in terms of the normal cost and also from the employee's side, the total income he would receive under various gradual retirement scenarios.

Description: This session discussion is an overview of pension issues and recent developments for the non-pension actuary, TRA 86, regulatory developments, FASB and plan design issues. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. .

Description: This panel discussion examines pension plan dynamics including social security integration, benefit and cost projections under dynamic assumptions, and best estimate limitations. From the 1977 Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol.3 No.3.

Description: This paper recommends changes to current laws affecting employee benefits, changes that would provide substantial retirement security for these and other contingent workers in Mulitempoyer plans.