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  • Employers Should Consider a Single Plan Document
    Employers Should Consider a Single Plan Document An “eligible combined plan”allows the promise, funding and delivery of both pension benefits funded by the employer and salary deferrals funded by ...

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    • Authors: Barry Kozak
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Corporate plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • A Tale of Two Pension Plans: Measuring Pension Plan Risk from an Economic Capital Perspective
    A Tale of Two Pension Plans: Measuring Pension Plan Risk from an Economic Capital Perspective The SOA is pleased to make available a report updating the 2012 risk assessment performed by Porteous ...

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    • Authors: Stephen Bonnar, Lori Curtis, Jaideep Oberoi, Aniketh Pittea, Pradip Tapadar
    • Date: Nov 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Topics: Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Economic capital; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Pensions & Retirement; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management; Finance & Investments>Economic Scenario Generators
  • What Retirement Plan Features Do Employees Really Want?
    What Retirement Plan Features Do Employees Really Want? An interview with actuary Lee Gold reveals preliminary results of a recent SOA research project which surveyed employees on what retirement ...

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    • Authors: Patrick Ring
    • Date: Mar 2023
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks
  • The Nature of the Pension “Promise”
    The Nature of the Pension “Promise” This paper was the results of an invitation by the SOA’s Pension Section Research Team to explore the current state of defined benefit plans in Canada and ...

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    • Authors: Brian Arthur Jones
    • Date: Jan 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Group Variable Annuity Pension Plan
    Group Variable Annuity Pension Plan In this article the author responds the current defined benefit pension plan concepts that are being challenged and presents his proposal for revised plan ...

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    • Authors: Thomas Lowman
    • Date: Mar 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Retirement Implication of Demographic and Family Change Symposium Monograph: Defined Benefit Plans in an Era of Phased Retirement
    Retirement Implication of Demographic and Family Change Symposium Monograph: Defined Benefit Plans in an Era of Phased Retirement This paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of a defined ...

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    • Authors: Aliya Wong
    • Date: Jun 2002
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Observations on our Observations
    Observations on our Observations Observations on recent SOA study on input and output smoothing techniques ad impact on defined benefit funding. ;; Asset valuation; Funding policy; Market value ...
    • Authors: Joseph Silvestri
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy
  • Phased Retirement for Federal Workers
    Phased Retirement for Federal Workers A new retirement option has been added to the defined benefit plan for federal workers to allow retirees to work part time while receiving part of their ...

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    • Authors: Philip McCaulay
    • Date: Jan 2015
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Replacing the Replacement Rate: A Better Way
    Replacing the Replacement Rate: A Better Way The standard for measuring retirement income adequacy has been the final earnings replacement rate (usually targeted at 70%). But - does it work? ...

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    • Authors: Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • A Tale of Two Pension Plans Fast Facts
    A Tale of Two Pension Plans Fast Facts Summary sheet of the report, Tale of Two Pension Plans: Measuring Pension Plan Risk From an Economic Capital Perspective. pension plan risk, pension ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management