Description: The article outlines the pros and cons of providing lump sums in defined benefit plans both for the participant and the employer. Retirement assets need to be used effectively and actuaries can make a difference assisting employers, the public and policymakers to focus more on post employment risks.

Description: Report on 2013 committee activities and a cumulative summary of key findings of the research. There ae many consistent themes. Description of major ongoing work project.

Description: Overview of ideas about longevity risk management focused in part on plan design and on adjusting retirement ages, the interaction of multiple risks and on collective and multiple entity plans. Key ideas from the 2013 Pension Research Council meeting are included and several sets of resources are cited.

Description: Discussion of January 2008 'Living to 100 and Beyond' Symposia co-sponsored by the Society of Actuaries.

Description: This article discusses the implications of longer life and a number of aging issues on public finance. It draws from the 2017 Living to 100 meeting.

Description: Transcript of a round table discussion on Housing in Retirement.

Description: This presentation from the Actuarial Society of Greater New York's November 2011 meeting provides an overview of the Society of Actuaries' research on post-retirement needs and risks.

Description: The third age can be viewed as a period between the traditional full-time employment career building period and fulltime retirement and leisure. Individuals combine work, volunteerism and leisure in different ways during this period. Some actuaries look at this period as one during which they might want to start a small consulting business. There is no generally accepted practice at present and maybe none will emerge. This article will look at issues related to the third age from the perspective of actuaries who move from full-time regular employment with an established business into a consulting practice. I will share personal experience in making such a transition.

Description: This essay focuses on some of the practical problems in supporting elderly seniors and carrying out their wishes. It tries to help families avoid disputes.

Description: Article discussion information to included in an engagement letter and suggestions on how to negotiate them with clients.