Description: Commentary from Robert Myers regarding the apparent success of the actuarial cost estimating procedure for the Social Security program on its 40th anniversary.

Description: A comparison of Social Security benefits, for a hypothetical new entrant to the program, between the 1972 Social Security Act and the 1977 Social Security Act.

Description: An over view of recent revisions to Social Security, and their implications to the private sector of the insurance industry.

Description: On October 21, the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS released the Consumer Price Index KPI for September. With that figure, the Social Security Administration calculated the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment COLA for December 1988, which was 4.0%.

Description: It is expected that the Social Security Advisory Council’s report will be affected by anticipated changes in the CPI to be made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Description: Article Editorial by Webster in The Actuary, September 1978, Volume 12, Number 7

Description: Describes the OASDI / HI changes brought about by the enactment of H.R. 1 in late October of 1972 including modifications for the HMO Act.

Description: A review of a book by a former Commissioner of Social Security, in which he shares his thoughts on what Social Security is, the new law, the financing, the benefits, the types of employment covered, the benefit amounts, the retirement test, and several subsidiary topics.

Description: Overview of SOA-sponsored seminars held in July 1978 in four cities to discuss current issues in the private sector relating to the new OASDI benefit formulas.

Description: The article summarizes a survey conducted by the Pension Section's Research Team. Nearly 2,400 actuaries responded with answers that ranged from abolishing the system to expanding the program to include all workers. The question, What changes, if any, should be made to the current system? is recapped.