Description: This 1982 discussion session is about the design of pension plan benefits under inflationary conditions. Specifically it covers: 1. Measuring the reduction of purchasing power and retirement income needs, 2. Cost implications of alternative means of financing pension adjustments after retirement, and 3. Public policy issues involved in the design of indexed benefits.

Description: Panelists discuss current trends in the design of retirement programs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This 1982 discussion session addresses three questions: 1. How will continued high rates of inflation affect the financial needs of retired persons, both absolutely and in comparison with other segments of the population?, 2. What effects will there be on the age of retirement and the need for retirement income?, and 3. To what extent will these needs be met from social programs, private plans or individual savings?

Description: Oncoming demographic shifts, as well as economic trends, are forcing changes in the way people think about retirement. Many people are postponing retirement, phasing out their current positions, or moving to part time employment. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 28PD

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting looks at the issues that will affect pension plan design in the future including economic, demographic, regulatory, tax, and employment factors.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Dallas Spring Meeting discusses the design and implementation of employee benefits from the viewpoints of a consultant, a corporate client, an insurance company, and also from a collective bargaining perspective.

Description: This 1982 discussion session is about concepts discussed in Jeff Furnish's paper, 'Pension Plans in an Inflationary Environment'. The author wants to consider these concepts as they relate to the practical aspects of pension consulting. First and foremost, the financial uncertainties of doing business increase. A second problem created by inflation is the uncertainty injected into the benefits ultimately delivered by a retirement program. A third problem concerns the stability of the funding structure.

Description: Our panel discusses research conducted by the SOA's committee on post-retirement needs and risks current trends in retirement, including phased and partial retirement special issues for different types of industries and employers and pension and health benefit design issues surrounding phased retirement. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3, Session 10pd.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1980 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 29-30 in Minneapolis. The panelists discuss the nature of current criticisms of risk classification practices, implications of recent court decisions - Manhart and TIAA-CREF, and the potential adverse implications of eliminating some common classification variables. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 6, No. 2.

Description: This is a panel discussion session on the developments in the group insurance market in the 1980s including designing benefit plans with the employee as the focus, the cost to the corporate employer, and the group insurance underwriter's outlook.