Description: This presentation helps you prepare for the 1996 filing seasons and anticipate any additional information needs by reviewing the 1996 Schedule B. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: 2004 SOA Spring Meeting, Anaheim, CA. This session presented expert views on emerging issues that have technical and practical ramifications for plan sponsors, participants and/or advisers. It offered attendees an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the current retirement system's regulatory environment and how it has changed.

Description: This discussion examines problems arising in complying with the provisions of the Federal Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act and problems in connection with underwriting and administration of small groups. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 33.

Description: This was an address presented by John N. Erlenborn at the 1975 Spring Cincinnati Joint Meeting of the Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice and Society of Actuaries on the next step of pension reform.

Description: From the 1960 Transactions Vol. 12 No. 32, this ‘Digest of Informal Discussion’ addresses current developments and proposals with respect to Social Security legislation in the United States and Canada, and individual retirement legislation.

Description: This brief article notes that in a recent decision the U.S. Supreme Court touched on a fundamental issue of employee benefits philosophy, in holding that defined benefit pension plans must grant benefit accrual credit for periods of military service. The author argues that this seems contrary to current attitudes.

Description: This presentation, session number 10PD, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 16-18 in Seattle. Panelists discuss the implications of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, ‘GATT,’ requirement of the use of a specified mortality table for the calculation of current liabilities. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: This session discussion is a review proposals to modify the plan termination provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Current projections of the corporate funding problems and the alternatives under consideration will be included. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: This session discussion is about changes in benefit plan programs as a result of the latest round of law changes, changes affecting qualifications, discrimination and coverage requirements. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 4B.

Description: This article provides a review of the single-employer funding rules under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 'PPA,' reflecting regulatory guidance through December 2007. The discussion does not cover special issues for hybrid plans and does not consider at-risk calculations or benefit restriction rules.