Description: This paper provides the actuary with a brief overview of the subject, along with references for those interested in conducting their own review. It surveys current research, reviews what has been learned so far, and looks at future possibilities.

Description: Discussion of paper presented at Living to 100 symposium January 2002. This is the reply to the discussion of author's paper.

Description: Discussion among experts. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Experts' discussion of mortality laws and models. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Expert discussion of three previous papers: Makeham-Type Mortality Models Mumpar-Victoria, An Extreme Value Analysis of Advanced Age Mortality Data Robertson, and Living to 100 and Beyond: An Extreme Value Study Han. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: This paper generalizes the life table to include the effects of observed and unobserved tine-varying health-related covariates using a longitudinal form of the Grade of Membership model to specify and estimate a multivariate model of the trajectories of disability and mortality among elderly respondents to the NLTCS of 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Suicide is one of the ten leading causes of death in the United States and the only one of those causes that is trending in the wrong direction over the last 15 years. This article examines several aspects of suicide in the United States with a focus on its impact on the insurance industry. The findings were compiled from publicly available data through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from internal RGA data, and also from interviews with topic experts. The article highlights the difference in suicide rates between the general population and the insured population, the proportion of claims from suicide, the spike in suicide rates at the end of the contestability (or exemption period), and current thoughts from counseling experts on prevention. It also demonstrates an increase in suicide rates during times of economic turmoil.

Description: overview of changes in retirement plans and economic demands for the baby boom generation

Description: Retirees and their advisors should construct diversified portfolios of retirement income, allocating among various retirement income classes that include Social Security, annuities, and systematic withdrawals from invested assets. This essay discusses the pros and cons of various retirement income generators and the issues with constructing retirement income portfolios.

Description: Read the September 2016 issue of Pension Section News published by the The Pension Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.