Professional Communications and Documentation Post-PPA
by Carol R. Sears
The ASPPA Journal (Summer 2008)
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) has created a new set of actuarial communication opportunities for pension actuaries. The Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline (ABCD) reminds pension actuaries to be extremely cognizant of the elegantly related chain of Code of Conduct (Code), Actuarial Standards of Practice (ASOPs) and Qualification Standards that apply to all the actuarial services you provide, including the new post-PPA services. (Read more - PDF)

Averting the Retirement Income Crisis
by Scott D. Miller and Carol R. Sears
Contingencies (May/June 2006)
An actuarial train wreck is fast approaching. The wreck will occur when the dearth of defined benefit pension plans, coupled with the lack of adequate retirement savings, collides with ever-improving life expectancies of our nation’s baby boomer and future retiree generations. (Read more - PDF)