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  • Pension Section News
    section elections. Area of practice is the primary area of practice as self-re- ported by members ... accounts, high-deductible health plans and long-term care plans; (ii) PBGC guaranteed benefits; (iii) federal ...

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    • Authors: C. Genno, Mark Ruloff, Anne Button, Emily Kessler, Scott Tucker
    • Date: Jan 2005
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
  • Letting Financial Economics Drive the Development of Transparent Accounting and Contribution Requirements
    contributions in excess of the minimum would have a direct impact on asset values, which, in turn, directly ... consecutive years of 20 percent losses. The primary force that should drive employers not to over contribute ...

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    • Authors: Mark Ruloff
    • Date: Jun 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting; Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting
  • Addressing the Financial Risks from Retirement Systems Seminar: How Consideration of Risk May Change Plan Sponsor Strategies
    about government's role to take care of those who can't take care of themselves and to put in place ... the public side, in terms of politicians, I don't care if you're a blue state or a red state. I met with ...

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    • Authors: Malcolm P Hamilton, Kenneth Kent, Michael Peskin, Mark Ruloff, Matthew Sloan, Sean F McShea
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Global Perspectives>Geopolitical risks; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management
  • A Brave New World: Pension Accounting Standards - Testing, Testing Does This Thing Work?
    a truly meaningful number. People still seem to care about the FAS 87 expense right now. Maybe not as ... Standards 21 and also advantages to being able to direct benefit accruals away from benefit plans as opposed ...

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    • Authors: Gerard Mingione, Mark Ruloff, Bruce Cadenhead, Kevin Shand
    • Date: Oct 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting
  • Successful Defined Benefit Plans Cost Less with Bonds
    Successful Defined Benefit Plans Cost Less with Bonds Recent meetings on financial economics ... upcoming years benefit payments. There are two primary issues that can cause ruin. One would be an issue ...

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    • Authors: Mark Ruloff
    • Date: Jun 2004
  • Defined Benefit Plans are More Successful with Bonds
    Defined Benefit Plans are More Successful with Bonds This article looks at the risk of investing ... upcoming years’ benefit payments. There are two primary issues that can cause ruin. One would be an issue ...

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    • Authors: Mark Ruloff
    • Date: Sep 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Risk management
  • A Brave New World: Pension Funding Methods - Testing, Testing Does This Thing Work?
    looking at the annual target to see how I can take care of that. I call this alternative the normal cost ... loading factor in place, and it will have to take care of my expected annual loss for so many years.

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    • Authors: Mark Ruloff, Kevin Shand, Daniel Cassidy
    • Date: Oct 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Funding