If you are currently funding your post-employment benefits through a Trust or equivalent arrangement, an important item to consider is how much to contribute annually. This, of course, can depend on a number of variables and may rely heavily on what you have budgeted for both the current and future fiscal years. Regardless, your actuary should provide you with an …
Implicit Rate Subsidy – What is it?
Implicit rate subsidy is measured as the difference between an individual’s actual incurred costs for coverage (i.e., total incurred claims) and the premium rate charged to the individual for such coverage. In general, premium rates for a group plan are based on the total expected costs of all participants covered in the group. While, in most cases, each participant is …
Timing on Preparing Table Updates
Can’t prepare until information is known as of fiscal year end (roll-forward blog already that we can use/update? A common question we get from clients is when they can expect to receive their table updates for the year. As some background, “table updates” are tables provided to you in years when a full valuation is not prepared. Basically, the liabilities …