Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses defined benefit issues including flexible funding methods, plan design, ad hoc arrangements and formal funding objectives. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4A

Description: This session discussion is about recent developments and public discussions affecting pension benefits in Canada, Great Britain, Brazil, Japan and Australia, and contrasting them with the United States. The discussion includes different attitudes toward pension surpluses and trends toward defined contribution versus defined benefit plans. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting covers insolvencies of insurance companies in the U.S., developments within the IAA with respect to solvency assessment and risk measurement. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: This presentation from Session 141 of the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting and Exhibit discusses the longevity and investment risks facing participants after retirement and examines the relative merits of annuitizing retirement assets. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1976 SOA Fall Meeting is about the comparison of social security systems in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the relationship between social security and private pension plans, and the contrast of Canadian and European governmental medical insurance programs to the continuing controversy in the United States over government health insurance.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session features a discussion by a panel of economists covering likely economic scenarios in the short- and long-term from an international point of view. It will include a provocative look at the possibilities for U.S. economic development in the 1990s and the consequent effects on international conditions.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting explores the status and impact of AIDS in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere in the world.

Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session on mergers and acquisitions discussed the impact of pensions, post-retirement costs and fringe benefits on acquisitions as well as the special problems that arise when the parties in a transaction are globally diverse.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, Boston. This session addressed the problems unique to mutual companies. Topics addressed included: 1. In search of capital. 2. Merger/acquisition considerations. 3. The demutualization alternative. 4. Profit crunch. 5. Joint ventures. 6. Lessons from other countries - Canada, Mexico, Britain.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting reviews developments in savings product design including equity-indexed annuities, CD-type annuities, the market value adjusted market, an assessment of purchasing trends and developments in other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.