PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Matthew L. Bond
TI  - The Case for U.S. Plan-Specific Mortality Studies
AID  - 10.3905/sp.2017.2017.1.035
DP  - 2017 Sep 30
TA  - Special Issues
PG  - 35--42
VI  - 2017
IP  - 1
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/2017/1/35.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/2017/1/35.full
AB  - Sponsors of many U.S. pension and retiree welfare plans should consider reviewing their mortality assumptions to inform decisions, improve reporting, and minimize certain plan costs. This article explores these objectives, outlines how to execute plan-specific analysis, and calls upon plan sponsors to take action.