3. (14 points) Belair has introduced a mandatory social insurance program called
"BelairCare". It provides a monthly retirement benefit payable at age 70 equal to $20 per
month times years of full-time employment over the worker's entire career. The $20 is
indexed annually by the percentage increase in the national average wage. It also
provides all citizens age 70 or over with benefits equal to 50% of all covered medical
expenses.
BelairCare is funded by a 6% employer plus a 6% employee payroll tax.
(a) Describe the actuarial assumptions you would need to do a cash-flow
projection for BelairCare.
(b) Evaluate the BelairCare design from the perspective of the covered workers.
(c) Given that NOC’s Full-Time Salaried and Union Retiree Health Benefit Program
provides benefits equal to 75% of all covered medical expenses, after a $100
deductible, evaluate alternative approaches for integrating these benefits with
BelairCare.
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Retirement Benefits
Comprehensive Segment
Morning Session
Questions 1 – 6 pertain to the Case Study
4. (11 points) The Board of Directors of NOC has decided to force the current CEO
to take early retirement on January 1, 2001. The Board will provide an enhanced pension
benefit to the departing CEO.
Information on the current CEO as of January 1, 2001:
Age: 57
Service: 20 years
Average future working lifetime: 4.1 years
SRP Service Cost: $ 70,000
SRP PBO before departure: $1,225,000
SRP PBO after departure (before enhancement): $ 970,000
SRP PBO after departure (after enhancement): $1,235,000
The Board has decided to bring in a new CEO from the outside. The prospective CEO,
age 45, has been participating for the last 20 years in retirement plans which are similar
to those at NOC.
(a) Determine the effect of the CEO's retirement on NOC’s balance sheet and
expense.
(b) Describe the issues that NOC should consider in designing the new CEO's
retirement package.
(c) Describe ways to fund these benefits and their tax implications.
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Retirement Benefits
Comprehensive Segment
Morning Session
Questions 1 – 6 pertain to the Case Study
5. (10 points) NOC's salaried employees are requesting a DC ERP in addition to the
existing DB ERP.
NOC’s CFO is considering the following for a new salaried employees' DC ERP:
•employer contribution rate of 3% of salary,
•all other design features are the same as NOC's Part-Time DC Pension Plan, and
•the plan will supplement the existing Full-Time Salaried Pension plan.
(a) Explain the issues associated with supplementing an existing DB ERP with
a DC ERP. Propose alternatives where appropriate.
(b) Critique the design features in the proposed DC ERP. Recommend any changes.
Justify your recommendations.
(c) Identify the differences in fiduciary responsibilities in selecting
investments for a DC ERP versus a DB ERP.
COURSE 8: November 2001 - 6 - STOP
Retirement Benefits
Comprehensive Segment
Morning Session
Questions 1 – 6 pertain to the Case Study
6. (7 points) NOC's union employees hired an actuary to review the funded status of the
National Oil Full-Time Hourly Union Pension Plan. In the actuary's opinion, the funding
recommendation should be determined on a termination basis. On this basis, the plan is
underfunded by $150 million.
Assume that actuarial standards in Belair are consistent with those in the U.S. and
Canada.
(a) Explain the differences between the deficit on a termination basis and that shown
in the January 1, 2001 funding valuation.
(b) Describe the long-term consequences of funding the National Oil Full-Time
Hourly Union Pension Plan on a termination basis.
**END OF EXAMINATION**
Morning Session
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Retirement Benefits
Comprehensive Segment
Afternoon Session
**BEGINNING OF EXAMINATION**
AFTERNOON SESSION
Beginning with Question 7
Questions 7 –10 pertain to the Case Study

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