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80% Funded Ratio of Pension Plans a Myth?

BenefitsPro
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 07/24/2012
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Actuaries Weigh in on Best Way to Stabilize Pension Plan Funding After Two Years of Low Interest Rates

WASHINGTON (May 2, 2012)—The American Academy of Actuaries today asked members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to take the actuarial perspective into account as they consider…
Date Published: 05/02/2012
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State of the Union 2012: Actuaries Identify Risks, Look to Solutions for a Financially Secure America

  WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 – The nation will watch President Obama’s address on the State of the Union tonight to hear recommendations for some of the most pressing issues facing our…
Date Published: 01/24/2012
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Date Published: 10/31/2011
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Date Published: 07/08/2011
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Actuary to Testify to Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security’s Finances

  What: The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security will hold a hearing on Social Security’s current benefit expenditures…
Date Published: 07/07/2011
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Essential benefits still being considered

Managed Healthcare Executive
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 06/01/2011
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When benefits bite back

Wall Street Journal
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/07/2011
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Commentary: Let the sun shine in on public pensions, benefits

Investor’s Business Daily
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 05/03/2011
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Date Published: 04/19/2011
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Comment / Letter

Letter to GASB on Accounting by Governmental Employers for Other Postemployment Benefits

Joint Committee on Retiree Health letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) on accounting by governmental employers for other postemployment benefits.
Date Published: 04/30/2004
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Comment / Letter

Letter to EEOC on Proposed Retiree Health Benefit Rule

Retiree Health Work Group comments related to the proposed rule by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and retiree health benefits.
Topics: Benefits
Date Published: 09/12/2003
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Report on Variable Annuity Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefits

Life Financial Soundness/Risk Management Committee report to the NAIC regarding variable annuity guaranteed minimum death benefit reserves. 
Date Published: 09/01/2003
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Comment / Letter

Letter to GASB on Actuarial Measurement of Retiree Health Benefits

Retiree Health Insurance Work Group letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) about the actuarial measurement of retiree health benefits.
Date Published: 05/20/2003
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Letter to GASB on Actuarial Measurement of Retiree Health Benefits

Retiree Health Insurance Work Group letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) about the actuarial measurement of retiree health benefits
Date Published: 05/20/2003
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Discussion Paper

Group and Health Coverage in the Wake of September 11

Terrorism/Extreme Events Work Group monograph examining the impact of catastrophic terrorist events on group and health coverage, including medical benefits and non-medical benefits such as group…
Date Published: 12/02/2002
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Practice Note

Application of Actuarial Guideline XXXIX

Application of Actuarial Guideline XXXIXPractice note presenting questions relative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s (NAIC) Actuarial Guideline XXXIX – Reserving for…
Date Published: 12/01/2002
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Comment / Letter

Letter to Congress on Medicare and Prescription Drugs

Health Practice Council letter to Congress offers the Academy as a resource on questions related to Medicare and prescription drugs, and notes that adding any additional benefits, in particular a…
Date Published: 06/20/2002
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Presentation

Increasing Pension Coverage & Benefits and Preparing for Retirement

or Pension Fellow presentation to the ERISA Advisory Council on the topic of increasing pension coverage and preparing for retirement
Date Published: 07/17/2001
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Letter to Medicare Commission on Proposed Changes to Benefits

Health Practice Council letter to National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare in response to the questions the commission raised regarding possible changes to the current Medicare…
Date Published: 02/17/1999
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