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  • Results from the SOA Long-Term Care Think Tank
    Results from the SOA Long-Term Care Think Tank This article is about the most significant issues and ... impact long-term care LTC risks, care delivery and protection in the future. Home health care;Underwriting; ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Dec 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Long-term Care>Long-term care facilities & home care; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • 2003 Risks & Process of Retirement Survey
    from their primary occupation. Pre-retirees are more worried about financial and health-care risks than ... one’s standard of living, and pay- ing for health-care costs in 2003 than in 2001. Pre-retirees are also ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Jun 2004
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
  • Preferences Survey
    defined contribu- tion plans. Lifetime income is a primary concern for retirees. • 82 percent of retirees ... 38% Immediate access to information 40% 44% 38% Direct investment choices 39% 51% 28% Base benefit on ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Mar 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • REPORT FROM THE 2007 RETIREMENT 20/20 CONFERENCE: ALIGNING ROLES WITH SKILLS
    with Skills SOA Releases New Long- term Health Care Cost Trends Resource Model Information Sources ... without improvements in the health and long-term care systems The six themes are explored in depth in ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Jan 2008
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
  • Challenges to Today’s Retirement System: A Delphi Survey Update
    example, there was strong agreement that the health care system needed fixing, but there wasn’t uni- form ... market returns, longevi- ty, long-term care and health care. Figure 1 shows the re- sults: • Respondents ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Sep 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Professional network leverage
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks; Public Policy
  • SOA Elections: Do Retirement Practitioners Use Their Voices?
    SOA Elections: Do Retirement Practitioners Use Their Voices? This article covers the participation ... section elections. Area of practice is the primary area of practice as self-re- ported by members ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Jan 2005
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
  • Limitations on Liabilities for Actuarial Services
    Limitations on Liabilities for Actuarial Services This article provides a brief synopsis ... SECTION SPONSORED RESEARCH “Aging Curves for Health Care Costs in Retirement” The Web address is now available ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Mar 2004
    • Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • The Third Way: Building New Retirement Systems
    no longer the primary computing engines. DB plans are no longer going to be the primary source of retirement ... Some people won’t be able to because their primary career—e.g., heavy manufacturing—is physically ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Apr 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks
  • Summary of the Financial Economics and the Traditional Actuarial Paradigm Roundtable
    Summary of the Financial Economics and the Traditional Actuarial Paradigm Roundtable This article ... the “first mover” from an equity-primary asset mix to a bond- primary asset mix? Some thought that the ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Apr 2005
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
  • As Seen in SOA News Today
    As Seen in SOA News Today This article introduces resource pages assembled by the Joint Academy/Society ... than planned. 4) Not facing facts about long-term care. 5) Trying to self-insure against long life. 6) ...

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    • Authors: Emily Kessler
    • Date: Apr 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks