U.S. Public Pension Actuary (retiree medical)

2 sequenced courses

RET 101
Retirement Plan Design
  • Benefit Plan Structure, Features and Investments: Analyze different types of designs for retirement plans and retirement plan investments.
  • Participant Risks: Analyze the risks faced by retirees and the participants of retirement plans.
  • Sponsor Risks: Analyze the risks faced by sponsors of retirement plans.
  • Benefit Plan Design Recommendation: Evaluate sponsors’ goals for the retirement plan, evaluate alternative plan types and features, and recommend a plan design appropriate to address those goals.
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RET 201
Retirement Plan Valuation
  • Methods: Apply/synthesize the methods and models used to value pension benefits for various purposes.
  • Actuarial Assumptions: Analyze/synthesize the factors that go into selection of actuarial assumptions used in pension valuations.
  • Accounting Standards: Perform valuations and prepare disclosure information for retirement income plans under applicable accounting standards.
  • Investment Risk Management: Recognize and appropriately reflect the role of retirement plan investments in managing plan sponsor risk and make recommendations.
  • Valuations for the Purpose of Funding: Understand the general principles applicable to the funding of retirement income plans and recommend a funding policy.
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2 additional courses

INV 101
Portfolio Management
  • Asset Classes: Understand the nature and the variety of asset classes that can be used in constructing a portfolio.
  • Portfolio Construction, Management, and Assessment: Understand portfolio construction, management, and assessment.
  • Credit Risk Management: Understand the best practices of credit risk management.
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CP 321
Disability, Long-Term Care, and Long-Duration Health Contracts
  • Plan & Product Provisions: Describe benefits typically offered under long-duration contracts (disability income, long-term care, critical illness, Medicare Supplement).
  • Manual Rating: Calculate rates for each of the contracts described in Learning Objective 1.
  • Reserving: Apply valuation principles for long-duration contracts.
  • Financial Statements: Prepare and interpret insurance company financial statements for long duration contracts.
  • Retiree Group Benefits: Design and perform valuations of Retiree Group Benefits.
  • Asset Adequacy: Apply asset matching and asset adequacy standards as they apply to long duration contracts.
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