Social Security

Issue Brief

Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security

Social Insurance Committee updated issue brief examining the potential effects of increasing the retirement age for Social Security.  

Issue Brief

Social Security Reform: Possible Changes in the Benefit Formulas and Taxation

Social Insurance Committee issue brief on changes to the benefit formula and taxation of benefits under proposed social security reform.  

Comment / Letter

Letter to FOX News Responding to Report on Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments

Academy letter to FOX News responding to a news segment about the determination of cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security.

Comment / Letter

Letter to Rep. Weiner on Social Security’s Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

Academy letter to Rep. Anthony Weiner concerning his comments about Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)

Comment / Letter

Letter to Rep. Weiner on Social Security’s Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

Academy letter to Rep. Anthony Weiner concerning his comments about Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)

Comment / Letter

Comments to FASAB on Exposure Draft of Accounting for Social Insurance

Social Security Committee comment letter to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) responding to an Exposure Draft: Accounting for Social Insurance.

Actuaries Advocate Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age

The Academy issued a public interest statement urging policymakers to immediately address Social Security’s long-term financial problems by raising the retirement age to reflect increasing longevity

Actuaries Advocate Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age

The Academy issued a public interest statement urging policymakers to immediately address Social Security’s long-term financial problems by raising the retirement age to reflect increasing longevity

Policy Paper

Suggested Changes to “Thinking of Retiring” Special Insert for Workers 55 or Older

Committee and Social Security Committee joint work group document addressing better ways to educate the public about retirement planning. The committees suggest changes to current Social…

Issue Brief

An Actuarial Perspective on the 2008 Social Security Trustees’ Report

al Insurance Committee annual issue brief offering an actuarial perspective on the Social Security Trustees Report.