Description: On May 16th, the Social Security Boards of Trustees sent to the Congress the three annual reports OASDI, HI, and SMI. These reports present cost projections similar to those provided to the Congress last year at the time of enactment of the 1977 Amendments.

Description: Article Editorial by Vogel in The Actuary, December 1979, Volume 13, Number 10. Actuary aspires to be a highly valued professional in the general public.

Description: This article provides comments about questions raised and discussed in the March and May 1981 issues of The Actuary regarding the relative merits of a U.S. Government Actuary post.

Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1983, volume no. 17, issue no. 5, that is a guest editorial regarding actuaries in the community and how closely integrated and intertwined are the concepts of professionalism and community service.

Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 5 that talks about the various ways of constructing systems and suggests the desirability of establishing measures of efficiency for the alternatives so that we may rationally choose among them.

Description: Living beyond ones life expectancy poses many challenges. Among them are financial issues. Though there are products and strategies available that retirees could use to mitigate this financial risk they are seldom used. Reasons range from high cost, lack of awareness of the available options, and general underestimation of longevity risk. This paper poses the question as to whether the federal government can provide a solution to this potential problem in a fair and cost efficient manner. Ideas are presented as well as a discussion of the pros and cons of such a program concept.

Description: This presentation is an open forum from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The focus from the panelists is on emerging trends and issues as they relate to the current market environment, discussing new products on the horizon, including market-value adjusted products, income products, and variable products, the importance of due diligence, and in-force annuity management. The panelists emphasize the importance of the public’s perception of and confidence in the insurance industry. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: Panel discussion focusing on managing health care costs.

Description: Responding to Sandy Mackenzie's "Report", these comments primarily suggest additional disclosures for assessing public pension plan financial health.

Description: Open Architecture retirement advice for average Americans is still in the future; business model biases across all industry business silos may impact SPIA sales