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January 2, 2024IRS Issues New Mortality Table Regulations Effective January 1, 2024
November 4, 2023Foster & Foster Reviews Exposure Draft of Pub-2010 Public Retirement Plans Mortality Tables Report
As mentioned in our August 28th Retirement Blog, an exposure draft of mortality tables based on public retirement plan experience has been released by the Society of Actuaries and the Retirement Plans...
Read moreExecutive Order to Strengthen Retirement Security
On August 31, 2018, President Trump released an Executive Order on “Strengthening Retirement Security in America.” You can see the text here. The Order outlines the issue of low workplace retirement...
Read moreDraft Mortality Tables for Public Retirement Plans Released
The Society of Actuaries has released an exposure draft for their public retirement plan mortality study. This study focuses exclusively on the mortality experience of public retirement plans, in...
Read moreACA Affordability Threshold Increases in 2019
In order to determine coverage affordability under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the IRS sets an “affordability percentage” annually. The affordability percentage is applied to the employee’s annual...
Read moreSociety of Actuaries Releases Study of Public Pension Mortality Assumptions
On June 26, 2018, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) released a study of the mortality assumptions used for funding purposes by state-based and large-city public pension plans. The study includes...
Read moreManaging Prescription Drug Plan Costs: Pricing Tricks Employers Should Watch For
Employers typically pay close attention to medical plan provider discounts, stop loss premiums, and administrative costs, but often overlook ways to manage prescription drug plan costs. Proactively...
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