Description: This report presents the results of a survey conducted for the Society of Actuaries Pension Section Research Committee by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, Inc, March 2005. The purpose of the survey was to examine the prevalence of traditional and hybrid defined benefit pension plans in large organizations that have operations in the United States. The results of the study may prove useful to pension practitioners and policy makers wishing to gauge the effect of a recent US court ruling with potentially widespread implications for pension plans commonly referred to as cash balance plans.

Description: Discusses a variety of regulatory issues relative to pension plans, the professional responsibilities of pension consultants, and criteria which should be applied for determining assumptions, actuarial cost method and modifications in evaluating disability benefits. Also discusses determination of qualified actuary to represent client before the IRS.

Description: Presented at April 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about communication of employee benefit programs to employees, the role communication plays in the financial success of benefit programs today and new approaches being used to communicate benefits.

Description: Presented at April 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about the current issues relating to compliance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 'TEFRA', the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 'DEFRA' and the Retirement Equity Act of 1984 'REA'.

Description: This session discussion is about the various pension plan issues which must be considered when buying, selling, or merging a company, including: - Funding issues, - Plan design for a merged or successor plan - Eligibility, coverage, and participation issues - FASB accounting issues - Comparability of plans - Legal and actuarial requirements. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3B.

Description: This article covers considerations when an international parent may be faced with responsibility for a US retirement program.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, 'Life Agents' Retirement Plans under New York State Expense Limitations' by Peter M. Tompa. This discussion amplifies the paper with regards to comparison of funding retirement with single premium deferred annuities as opposed to the money purchase method and critiques the table used for valuation of benefits.

Description: Presented at April 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about the effect of recent changes in tax structures on employee benefits - their value to employees, limitations on deductibility by employers, taxability to employees, and the direction of likely future changes. Will the continued emphasis on additional revenue generation result in a shift in employer emphasis toward additional cash compensation versus employee benefits?

Description: 10 Considerations for DB Pension Plans in Light of the Coronavirus Crisis of 2020. The article discusses the following topics: ERISA funded status & benefit restrictions; cash contributions & tax deductibility; PBGC premiums; Pension Accounting Expense; Commencing Benefits After Normal Retirement Age; Bringing Back Former Participants; Actuarial Assumptions; Asset Allocation and Re-Risking; De-Risking Expectations and Future Funding Relief