Description: This 1980 panel discussion is about the IRS, Department of Labor, and PBGC rulings and regulations which have been issued in the last six months. It includes a status report on what's out and what's due, and also discusses how practitioners are handling the new guidance. From the Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 4B

Description: This paper discusses the reasons for the trend toward phased retirement and looks at the legal and actuarial aspects of phased retirement as they apply to a simple defined-benefit plan. It is important for US pension law to be modified to facilitate phased retirement and include safeguards to protect workers as they make these lifetime decisions. From the Retirement Implications of Demographic and Family Change Symposium, June 2002.

Description: This presentation is Part II of a two part series arranged by the Society of Actuaries Futurism Section. Part I discussed the demographic changes, business restructurings, changing social values, and changing government roles that are predicted to occur in the next 20 years. Part II discusses the effects these changes are expected have on retirement plans and retirement security. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.

Description: This session discussion is about pension plans and choosing critical assumptions. Also addressed are current activities of the pension Section Council. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 4A.

Description: This presentation is a Pension Section meeting from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5 in Colorado Springs. The speaker discusses insurer solvency issues for pension actuaries, focusing on the failure of Executive Life and the implications for its significant amount of pension business. Topics include the tax claims of the Internal Revenue Service, and role and potential liability of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC], state guaranty funds, and reinsurers. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 3B.