Description: In this session, attendees will learn about the state of the developing reinsurance market for Pension Risk Transfer/Group Annuities in the United States. Discover fundamentals of the primary (group annuity) market and evaluate market forces influencing the lack of significant reinsurance volume of the same nature. This will include a compare and contrast to the PRT and PRT reinsurance markets in other regions that have seen material secondary market volume (such as the UK).

Description: This presentation is about recent developments in federal regulation of pension investments including, the Department of Labor Enforcement Program, legislative initiatives to tax pension funds, social initiatives for pension assets and other late developments. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 1A.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5 in Colorado Springs. The panelists, representatives from the Internal Revenue Service, ‘IRS,’ discuss their views on recent regulatory issues and pronouncements affecting pension plans, including proposed regulations and other guidance. Affected areas include nondiscrimination rules, benefits limits, and the change-in-cost method. There is a follow-up discussion in the session ‘Audience Dialogue with the IRS,’ held later in this meeting. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 3A.

Description: This session presented creative approaches to plan design.

Description: This session looked at techniques suitable, practical or useful in recognizing future improvement in mortality, the projected mortality vs. Actuary's Opinion and should valuation mortality tables be updated frequently.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting looks at the outlook over the next 10 years of employee benefits. The effect on the role of the actuary is discussed.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, San Diego. This session discussion is about FAS 106 valuations, issues, assumptions, data, per capita claims before versus after age 65 and transition strategies. Topics addressed: 1. Issues and assumptions. 2. Data. 3. Per capita claim cost before versus after age 65. 4. Transition strategies.

Description: This presentation covers Coping with the Federal Deficit related legislation, Unisex and Pension Equity and Surplus Plan Terminations. Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 2.

Description: A controversial alternative to ERISA/FASB actuarial cost methods and assumptions is presented as a challenge from the discipline of financial economics. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 37PD of the Dallas Spring Meeting.

Description: This presentation is Part I of a two part series arranged by the Society of Actuaries Futurism Section. Part I discusses the demographic changes, business restructurings, changing social values, and changing government roles that are predicted to occur in the next 20 years. Part II will discuss the effects these changes are expected have on retirement plans and retirement security. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.