Description: This panel discussion examines the causes for and the probable short-term and long-term actuarial implications of the current reductions in group annuity rates. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 32.

Description: 1959 SOA Regional Meetings in Atlanta and San Francisco. These discussions on pensions examined the advantages of funding deferred profit sharing plans through a life insurance company and the problems involved in final average retirement plans.

Description: This 1964 report is limited to a study of the experience for the year 1963 of single life matured annuities under Group Annuity contracts. The mortality experience is compared with the GA-1951 male and female tables without projection.

Description: This report is limited to the study of the experience, reported in 1962 which occurred in 1961 or earlier, of single life matured annuities under Group Annuity contracts.

Description: This session will highlight the mortality experience of a large set of private pension plans in the United States for experience years 2010-2014.

Description: This paper is a practical guide to the terminal funding annuity product. Actuarial considerations, investment strategies, administration, and marketing aspects are discussed.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Antonio. This session covered single-premium group annuities under the following topics: 1. The evolution of the product and the market. 2. The forces that lead to annuitization. 3. Various annuity design choices for a plan sponsor. 4. Distribution process. 5. Proposed Retirement Protection Act of 1993. 6. The interest environment.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to present actuarial tools, based upon group annuity mortality experience, with which the actuary concerned with pension problems may shape or test the mortality basis which, in his judgment, is appropriate to such problems - and presents the Group Annuity Table for 1951, with projections.

Description: Description of a group annuity contract with a separate investment account designed to provide the flexibility in the type of investment used for advance funding sought by many pension buyers without the complete loss of insurance company guarantees to an individual once he has retired. Followed by 2 discussion papers submitted.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Antonio. This session focused on issues and regulations that were breaking at the time of the meeting. The panelists analyzed the most recent announcements from the IRS, Department of Labor, and PBGC. Both retirement and nonretirement developments were presented, with retirement-related issues emphasized.