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: The age 85+ population will continue to grow as a percentage of the population and this is the age where people need the most help. The Society of Actuaries has conducted a series of three studies to help understand the real situation of middle-class Americans and Canadians age 85 and over. The three studies are in-depth interviews with individuals and their children, a telephone survey of individuals and an online survey of children familiar with the situation of parents age 85 and over. In addition, the SOA has conducted an online discussion on cognitive decline, and two discussions among experts. A consolidated SOA report brings all of this work together. The presenters also have some personal experience. In this panel, the presenters will share insights into how people do at ages 85 and how things change over the period of retirement. Actual experiences do not always fit what experts predict. The findings include understanding the finances and needs of retirees, the kind of help needed and what the age over 85 population receive from family, professional caregivers, and advisors. It will also focus on needs for support, the challenges faced by those aging alone and decisions around housing. It will also include some discussion of intergenerational relationships and the impact of caregiving.

Description: This 1981 discussion session is about public social policies and their impact on public and private retirement plans in the United States and Canada. The key issues discussed pertain to age, sex and marital status, and income level. Also discussed is the possible impact of public social policies on future trends in disability benefits, death benefits, termination benefits, and other factors in private and public retirement plans.

Description: The following topics were discussed at concurrent sessions: 1. Consequences of adjusted earnings, 2. The actuary's role in marketing, and 3. Pension legislation- United States. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974 Vol. 26, Pt. 2D, No. 75AB.

Description: This session discusses current trends in retirement decision making, retirement incentives, the impact of conditions in the local and national economy on a person's decision to retire. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session

Description: The prospects of longer retirement durations driven by the continued improvement in mortality, changes in social insurance “normal” retirement ages, and/or socio-economic factors, have made several decisions about retirement more important.

Description: Transcript of a round table discussion on Housing in Retirement.