Papers

The Papers Subcommittee of the Professional Program Committee has approved the following list of papers for presentation at the 2008 Boston Colloquium.

Longevity and Pension Plan Finance [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Jan B. Kune (Netherlands)

Investigation of the Application of Actuarial Accounting Methodology to the NZ Flat Rate Old Age Pension [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Geoff Rashbrooke (New Zealand)

Journey of Solvency Regulations-2007 and Beyond [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Preeti ChandraShekhar, Rama Warrier and Nandha Kumar (India)

Recent Trend of the Shift from DB Plans to DC Plans in the Corporate Pension Plan Area [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Tadashi Nakada and Miki Arimori (Japan)

Some Indicators to comparatively evaluate the Financial Situations of Social Security Pension Plans [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Reiji Murayama and Tadashi Nakada (Japan)

The Setting of “Asset Value for Recognized Cost in Net Profit or Loss” from the Standpoint of Asset and Liability Approach [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Takashi Ogawa and Shinji Mukaikubo (Japan)

Characteristics and Trend of Severance and Retirement Benefits in Japan [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Yoshihiro Oyama (Japan)

Redesign of Retirement Benefit: an Opportunity to Rethink Income Adequacy for Individuals in Japan [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Toshiaki Uetani (Japan)

Developing Countries Pension Systems: Some Lessons from Russia [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Alexander Lelchuk (Russia)

Risks and Income Adequacy for the Individual in a Notional Defined Contribution Setting--the Interaction of Public Pensions, Public Cash Benefits to the Elderly and Occupational Pensions--the Case of Sweden [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Agneta Kruse and Kristoffer Lundberg (Sweden)

How to Guarantee Some Benefit in a Notional Defined Contribution Pension System [ Abstract ]
Aurelie Miller and Pierre Devolder (Belgium)

Construction of Withdrawal Tables [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Abraham Hernandez (Mexico)

Pension Finance and the Significance of Defined Benefit Pension Plans (through considering the essence of Liability Driven Investment) [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Tomoyuki Kubo (Japan)

Inverse Problems for Markov Models in Health Insurance [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Semyen I. Spivak (Russia)

Financing and Delivering Health to Rural Poor in India [ Abstract ]
Merin Mary Thomas (India)

A Two Factor Approach to Loss Reserve Variability [ Abstract ] [ Paper with Appendix]
Stephen P. D’Arcy and Alfred Au (United States)

Optimal asset allocation of pension funds under long-term VaR constraints [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Liu Lei (China)

Pension Options Valuation and Hedging Bounds [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Tao Hao (United Kingdom)

Default Investment Options in Defined Contribution Plans: A Simple Comparison [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Mark Warshawsky and Gaobo Pang (United States)

Pension Reform for Federal Government Workers in Mexico: a Case Study regarding Public Universities [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Yolanda Daniel Chichil (Mexico)

Réforme du Système de Retraite entre Ajustement Paramétrique et Constitution de Fonds de  Réserve Intérêt  du Système des Comptes Notionnels – NDC [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Zerrouki Kamel (Algeria)

Examination of Actuarial Assumptions used for the Calculation of the PBO [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Hajime Katsushima and Hiromi Tsurubuchi (Japan)

Roles of the Social Security Pension Schemes and the Minimum Benefit Level under the Automatic Balancing Mechanism [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Junichi Sakamoto (Japan)

Self-Adjusting Mechanisms for Sustainable Retirement Systems [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
John Turner (United States)

The Impact of Wellness Activities on Claims Experience [ Paper ]
Roseanne da Silva (South Africa)

Can we afford Social Security and Medicare in the Long Term? [ Abstract ] [ Paper ]
Eric Klieber (United States)