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  • Observations on our Observations

    Observations on our Observations Observations on recent SOA study on input and output smoothing techniques ad impact on defined benefit funding. ;; Asset valuation; Funding policy; Market value ...
    • 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
  • Phased Retirement for Federal Workers

    Phased Retirement for Federal Workers A new retirement option has been added to the defined benefit plan for federal workers to allow retirees to work part time while receiving part of their ...

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    • Authors: Philip McCaulay
    • Date: Jan 2015
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Replacing the Replacement Rate: A Better Way

    Replacing the Replacement Rate: A Better Way The standard for measuring retirement income adequacy has been the final earnings replacement rate (usually targeted at 70%). But - does it work? ...

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    • Authors: Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Comments on the paper Presenting Market Value Liabilities for Public Employee Retirement Systems

    Comments on the paper Presenting Market Value Liabilities for Public Employee Retirement Systems Comments on Robert North’s paper, a real case study of disclosing MVL in a public employee ...

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    • Authors: David Kausch
    • Date: Jan 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Strategic risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systemic risk; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension legislation and regulation; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management; Public Policy
  • Seismic Shifts in Pension Investments Spell Opportunities for U.S. Life Insurers

    Seismic Shifts in Pension Investments Spell Opportunities for U.S. Life Insurers This article discusses the affects of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 PPA primarily in relation to defined ...

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    • Authors: Victor Modugno
    • Date: Aug 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding
  • Going Global: The Growing International Market for Pension Risk

    Going Global: The Growing International Market for Pension Risk The article explores options for defined-benefit retirement plan sponsors to transfer pension risk, focusing on recent trends in ...

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    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risk Management; The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Demography>Longevity; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans
  • Response to comments on “Model Legislation for Better Public Plan Governance (vs. Risk Disclosure)”

    Response to comments on “Model Legislation for Better Public Plan Governance (vs. Risk Disclosure)” A response to the comments on the paper. Pension plan governance;Employer contributions;Funding ...

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    • Authors: Thomas Lowman
    • Date: Jan 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Strategic risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systemic risk; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension legislation and regulation; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management; Public Policy
  • The Sins of Our Fathers

    The Sins of Our Fathers This article discusses pension plans in North America as compared to pension plans in Japan from the perspective of the author, who has lived in both places, currently ...

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    • Authors: Leslie Lohmann
    • Date: Jan 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans
  • $270 Billion and Growing: The Rapidly Expanding Pension and Longevity Risk Transfer Market

    $270 Billion and Growing: The Rapidly Expanding Pension and Longevity Risk Transfer Market The pension and longevity risk transfer market is growing rapidly, with British-pioneered pension and ...

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    • Authors: Amy Kessler, Arnaud Bensoussan
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Global Perspectives>Global markets; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans
  • New Research on Solvency Valuation Assumptions in the U.S. and Canada

    New Research on Solvency Valuation Assumptions in the U.S. and Canada The article is a summary of Society of Actuaries report entitled “Annuity Market Pricing Approaches” sponsored by the ...

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    • Authors: Victor Modugno
    • Date: Sep 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Retirement Section News
    • Topics: Annuities; Annuities>Group plans - Annuities; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Pensions & Retirement; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan termination