Description: This article provides a short history of the correction procedures previously developed to address compliance failures and the shortcomings of those procedures under sections 101f and 7702, laying the foundation for a sea change in the correction process.

Description: This paper examines the so called 1/n investment puzzle which has been observed in defined contribution plans whereby some participants divide their contributions equally among the available asset classes. It has been argued that this is a very naive strategy since it contradicts the fundamental tenets of modern portfolio theory. We use simple arguments to show that this behavior is perhaps less naive than it at first appears. We show that when we account for estimation error the 1/n rule has some advantages in terms of robustness and we demonstrate this with numerical experiments. From The Actuarial Research Council, Volume 38, No. 1.

Description: This paper attempts to distill from these various models a practical application of the key principles for reform.

Description: The United States district court for the Southern District of Ohio recently issued its opinion in American Financial Group and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. United States. The issue in the case as framed by the Internal Revenue Service IRS was whether Actuarial Guideline XXXIII AG 33 applies retroactively or prospectively to the calculation of reserves for deferred annuity contracts. This article is a discussion of this opinion.

Description: This paper provides remarks on critical biometric aspects underlying risk identification and risk assessment for life annuity portfolios and pension funds.

Description: Panelists discuss trends for the group short-term disability STD industry, as well as issues of timely relevance to group STD actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Provide high level summary of predictive modelling.

Description: Read the June 2016 issue of Taxing Times.