Academy briefing focusing on potential long-term reforms to the multiemployer system to stabilize plans and reduce the possibility that there will be another multiemployer pension crisis in the future. This is the final briefing in the Academy’s “Multiemployer Pension Crisis: A 360-Degree Look at the Issue and Potential Reforms” briefing series.
()Academy briefing providing a review and analysis of various possible approaches for addressing failing multiemployer plans. This briefing is the second in the Academy’s “Multiemployer Pension Crisis: A 360-Degree Look at the Issue and Potential Reforms” briefing series.
()Academy briefing providing essential background on the multiemployer pension crisis and its current state. This briefing is the first in the Academy’s “Multiemployer Pension Crisis: A 360-Degree Look at the Issue and Potential Reforms” briefing series.
()Capitol hill briefing presentation on lifetime income, highlighting public policy options and tools.()
Presentation on Capitol Hill by Multiemployer Committee on how to address failing multiemployer plans and strengthen the multiemployer pension system.()
Presentation on lifetime income insurance products and related issues at the NAIC Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR) Symposium on retirement issues.()
Presentations from the Academy’s forum, Retirement for the AGES: Measuring for Success.()
Presentation by Steve Goss, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration, at an Academy Capitol Forum webinar on the Disability Insurance Trust Fund.()
Pension Committee Vice Chairperson Ellen Kleinstuber presentation on the impact of increasing longevity on retirement to the National Conference of Insurance Legislators.()
Capitol Hill briefing presentation that introduces the foundational principles needed to examine retirement plans and policy proposals designed to provide a secure and sufficient retirement as part of the Academy’s Retirement for the AGES initiative.()
Capitol Hill briefing presentation that examines the financial risks of increased lifespans and the need for retirees to secure lifetime income.()
Slides from the November 27, 2012 Social Security webinar discussing the assumptions used to evaluate Social Security’s financial condition, and providing an overview of the actuarial status of Social Security based on the 2012 Trustees report. The audio of the presentation is available here.
()Pension Practice Council presentation for the Capitol Hill Briefing: Important New Research Findings Indicate a "Rising Tide" of Contributions Facing Defined Benefit Pensions. Presenters from the American Academy of Actuaries and Society of Actuaries discussed new research findings from the actuarial profession that illustrate pension funding challenges facing the private defined benefit system. Presenters also discussed important implications for plan sponsors, beneficiaries, and policymakers.
Other briefing resources:
Other briefing resources:
- Click here to view the report on the SOA website.
- Video of briefing: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4
Pension Practice Council’s presentation slides for the Capitol Hill briefing: An Actuarial Perspective on the 2011 Social Security Trustees Report. Presenters from the Academy's Social Security Committee shared insights on the 2011 Social Security Trustees Report and presented reform options that, if enacted now, could help address Social Security's long-term financial soundness.
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Pension Practice Council presentation slides of the April 4 Capitol Hill briefing on Pension Risk and Your Retirement. Presenters Ethan Kra and Lane West addressed the risks inherent with retirement plan designs and the implications for retirement planning and public policy reforms. The video of the briefing is also available.()
Pension Practice Council presentation slides for the July 15 webinar about the Governmental Accounting Standards Board's recently released Preliminary Views document on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers. Panelists discussed several aspects of the GASB document along with an overview of the GASB's progress on the Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting research project.
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Pension Practice Council presentation at an ERISA Advisory Council meeting on the topic of retirement distribution options.()
Senior Pension Fellow presentation on DB vs. DC plans at an international forum on retirement security, "A Balancing Act: Achieving Adequacy and Sustainability in Retirement Income Reform."()
Senior Pension Fellow presentation to the ERISA Advisory Council on the topic of increasing pension coverage and preparing for retirement.()
Presentation of a report to the NAIC on the cost of Medicare supplement insurance policies. ()
