Description: The Society of Actuaries has surveyed the U.S. retiree and pre-retiree populations every other year since 2001 regarding their understanding and management of post-retirement risks. In 2010 the Canadian Institute of Actuaries conducted a similar survey, providing a potential opportunity to gain additional insights into both the Canadian and U.S. populations by comparing the findings. This paper examines the similarities and differences in the results of the two surveys. The most important overall finding is that the results are very similar in both countries.

Description: This discussion from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting focuses on recent developments in pensions for Canada including the impact of the economy on funding of private pensions and the continuing pension debate from inflation protection to. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 9, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting covers recent legislative and regulatory developments in the U.S. and Canada including the ownership of the surplus in a pension plan, the CIA discipline process, the Department of Labor's DOL's 'safest available annuity provider' rule and tax issues on deferred compensation plans. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3a.

Description: In this article, the author reflects on the discipline process used by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and offers suggestions for improvement.