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“Retirement Heist”: How firms trimmed pensions

NPR’s “Morning Edition”
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 09/29/2011
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Actuaries: Don’t Wait until Deficit Deal Is Reached; Now Is the Time to Address Social Security

  WASHINGTON — Sept. 23, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Social Security Committee is urging policymakers to improve the long-term solvency and sustainability of Social Security. The…
Date Published: 09/23/2011
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Date Published: 09/22/2011
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Donald Fuerst Named Senior Pension Fellow at the American Academy of Actuaries

  WASHINGTON — Aug. 5, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries announced today that Donald Fuerst will be the professional association’s new senior pension fellow. Fuerst recently retired…
Date Published: 08/05/2011
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Academy in the News

Actuaries suggest raise in Social Security retirement age

National Mortgage News
Date Published: 07/27/2011
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Date Published: 07/15/2011
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Date Published: 07/15/2011
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Actuary to Congressional Panel: Increase the Social Security Retirement Age

  WASHINGTON — July 11, 2011 — The American Academy of Actuaries Public Interest Committee Chairperson Tom Terry testified to members of Congress that efforts to restore actuarial balance…
Date Published: 07/11/2011
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Academy rep urges Congress to increase retirement age

National Underwriter Life & Health
Topics: Retirement
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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Comment / Letter

Comments to IAA on Proposed Guidelines for Social Security Programs

Workers’ Compensation Subcommittee letter to the International Actuarial Association (IAA) regarding draft IAA guidelines of actuarial practice for social security programs
Date Published: 09/27/2002
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Issue Brief

Applying the Defined Contribution Concept to Medicare: A Primer

Medicare Steering Committee issue brief providing a primer on two approaches to reforming Medicare – should it retain its current defined benefit approach (similar to that used by traditional…
Date Published: 07/01/2002
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Testimony

Congressional Testimony on Oversight Regarding Retirement Security and DB Pension Plans

Senior Pension Fellow testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight regarding retirement security and defined benefit pension plans.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 06/20/2002
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Congressional Testimony on Oversight Regarding Retirement Security and DB Pension Plans

Senior Pension Fellow testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight regarding retirement security and defined benefit pension plans.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 06/20/2002
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Comment / Letter

Comments to Congress on AHP Provisions in Patient Protection Legislation

Health Plan Work Group comments on the association health plan (AHP) provisions in Title IV, Subtitle B of the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act (H.R. 2563), which would amend the Employee Retirement…
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 04/09/2002
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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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Congressional Testimony on Efforts to Inform the Public About Social Security

Senior Pension Fellow’s testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security regarding efforts to inform the public about Social Security.
Date Published: 04/11/2000
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Testimony

Congressional Testimony on Hybrid Pension Plans

Senior Pension Fellow testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee regarding hybrid pension plan coverage.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 09/21/1999
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Testimony on Surplus Pension Assets

Senior Pension Fellow’s testimony to an ERISA Advisory Council working group regarding the use of surplus pension assets.
Topics: Retirement
Date Published: 05/05/1999
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