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  • Whats going on here anyway?
    Whats going on here anyway? A Discussion of why female mortality is higher than male mortality at higher ... mortality;Disability insurance;Disease management;Health care costs;Health care quality;Health economics;Health factors;Health ...

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    • Authors: John M Bragg
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Demography>Gender factors; Demography>Longevity; Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Health & Disability>Disability insurance; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health information technology; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Observations on our Observations
    value of assets; Pension plan assets; Pension valuation By Joseph J. Silvestri Following the release ... release of our first Rapid Retirement Research report, The Rising Tide of Pension Contributions, the SOA decided ...
    • 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
  • Retirement Income Security: Why Individual Account DC Plans Are Not The Answer (But Also What Is)
    Security: Why Individual Account DC Plans Are Not The Answer (But Also What Is) This paper attempts to ... from these various models a practical application of the key principles for reform. Defined contribution;Defined ...

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    • Authors: Robert Brown
    • Date: Jan 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investments
  • A Portfolio Approach to Retirement Income Security
    advisors should construct diversified portfolios of retirement income, allocating among various retirement ... This essay discusses the pros and cons of various retirement income generators and the issues with constructing ...

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities; Annuities>Individual annuities; Annuities>Investment strategy - Annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans
  • Designing and Communicating Retirement Plans for "Humans"
    that the transition from DB to DC plans won't be complete until plan sponsors offer programs of retirement ... retirement income in their DC plans. The essay discusses the relevant actuarial and behavioral issues.

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities; Annuities>Individual annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation
  • Considerations for Discount Rate Selection
    Considerations for Discount Rate Selection This article provides a guide to setting discount ... Guidance within FAS 106 and FAS 87 is reviewed in light of evolving practice and business climate. Discount ...

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    • Authors: Arthur Conat
    • Date: Jun 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting; Pensions & Retirement>Retiree medical
  • How Should Financial Economics Principles Be Applied (Or Not Applied) to Public Pension Plans?
    How Should Financial Economics Principles Be Applied (Or Not Applied) to Public Pension Plans? ... plans like an insurance company. It is not the place of the actuary to make this call. public pension ...

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    • Authors: Thomas Lowman
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite