Description: This survey was conducted by the Society of Actuaries to uncover how the continuing rise in healthcare costs is affecting consumers’ retirement planning, particularly for pre-retirees ages 50-64. This fact sheet presents key findings.

Description: This discussion on Group Insurance covers continuing group life insurance on retired employees and whether it is better to purchase with a single premium or use the regular one-year term method. It also covers the continuation of group hospital insurance after retirement. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: This research paper investigates health care costs in the last year of life. This paper looks specifically at the issues of measurement of retiree health care costs when the baseline healthcare costs are measured in terms of the last year of life costs and maintenance costs.

Description: This fact sheet summarizes the results of a survey analyzing retirees’ and pre-retirees’ concerns on retirement. It also reveals how these groups have prepared or are preparing to face risks and offers personal risk management strategies and tips.