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  • Funded Status Measurements for U.S. Pensions

    Funded Status Measurements for U.S. Pensions Understanding U.S. defined-benefit plan annual funding notice definitions and what they are meant to represent is a key to understanding how “healthy” ...

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    • Authors: Zorast Wadia
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management; Pensions & Retirement>Pension legislation and regulation
  • A New Risk Metric for Defined Benefit Pension Plans

    A New Risk Metric for Defined Benefit Pension Plans In order for actuaries to play a valuable role in the realm of enterprise risk management ERM, they must provide value-added advice and ...

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    • Authors: Thomas D Bergan, David Fishbaum
    • Date: Oct 2006
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Asset modeling; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Dynamic simulation models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management
  • Linking Pension Liabilities to Assets

    Linking Pension Liabilities to Assets This paper advocates asset/liability management for pension plans. It identifies the economic factors that influence the economic value of liabilities and ...

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    • Authors: Aaron Meder, Renato Staub
    • Date: Oct 2007
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Economic value; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management
  • Risk Management of a DB Underpin Pension Plan

    Risk Management of a DB Underpin Pension Plan From the 41st ARC: a presentation focusing on risk management of a pension plan whose benefit is the greater of a defined benefit DB and a defined ...

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    • Authors: Mary Hardy, Kai Chen
    • Date: Jan 2007
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Derivatives; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management
  • New Opportunities For Pension Plan De-Risking In Canada: Longevity Risk Hedging Contracts

    New Opportunities For Pension Plan De-Risking In Canada: Longevity Risk Hedging Contracts A discussion of regulatory considerations for pension plans considering the use of longevity risk hedging ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, PAUL MICHAEL BELANGER
    • Date: Aug 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Demography>Longevity; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension finance; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management; Pensions & Retirement>Pension legislation and regulation
  • Reinsurance News, August 2014, Issue 79

    Reinsurance News, August 2014, Issue 79 View the complete issue for the August 2014 Reinsurance News newsletter. defined benefit plans=DB plans;Pension finance;longevity risk;Pension plan assets; ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Aug 2014
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Demography>Longevity; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Accounting Standards Board [IASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension finance; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management; Pensions & Retirement>Pension legislation and regulation; Public Policy; Reinsurance>Life reinsurance; Reinsurance>General reinsurance
  • DB Pension Plans: 10 Considerations in Light of the Coronavirus Crisis of 2020

    DB Pension Plans: 10 Considerations in Light of the Coronavirus Crisis of 2020 10 Considerations for DB Pension Plans in Light of the Coronavirus Crisis of 2020. The article discusses the ...

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    • Authors: Zorast Wadia
    • Date: Jun 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Retirement Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Corporate plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management; Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting; Pensions & Retirement>Pension risk transfer