All credentialed actuarial members of ASPPA are members of the American Society of Enrolled Actuaries (ASEA). ASEA is responsible for identifying and addressing the professional development needs of the actuarial membership of ASPPA, including maintaining the actuaries-only Google Group, and offering conferences focused primarily on the needs of actuarial members. ASEA members serve as representatives on other ASPPA committees and subcommittees to enhance the actuarial content of ASPPA’s current programs and to provide an actuarial perspective to ASPPA’s future planning. ASEA has primary responsibility for the content of comment letters that involve actuarial issues, accomplished through appointing members of the Defined Benefit Subcommittee of ASPPA’s Government Affairs Committee, and preparing formal comments, position papers, or other relevant pronouncements that involve regulating authorities outside of Treasury, IRS, DOL, PBGC or SEC (such as FASB). ASEA recommends ASPPA and ASEA representatives to various intersocietal groups, and oversees the activities of the various intersocietal committees in which ASPPA has representation.
Letter to Joint Board
Given the Coronavirus stay-at-home orders currently in effect, ASEA inquired of the Joint Board whether there could be a temporary relaxation of the Formal Program requirement under the Joint Board's regulations.
Intersector Group
The Intersector Group is composed of two delegates from each of the following actuarial organizations: American Academy of Actuaries, Society of Actuaries, Conference of Consulting Actuaries, and American Society of Enrolled Actuaries. Twice a year the Intersector Group meets with representatives of the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the PBGC to dialogue with them on regulatory and other issues affecting pension practice. The group's meeting notes below cannot be relied on by any person for any purpose - they are simply the Group's notes.
Treasury/IRS Meeting Notes
- May 2022
- May 2021
- November 2019
- March 2019
- April 2018
- October 2017
- May 2017
- September 2016
- Excerpt of IRS Notes re 5500 from September 2016 Intersector Meeting
- March 2016
- September 2015
- April 2015
- October 2014
- March 2014
- September 2013
- March 2013
PBGC Meeting Notes
- February 2022
- November 2019
- March 2019
- April 2018
- October 2017
- May 2017
- September 2016
- March 2016
- September 2015
- April 2015
- October 2014
- March 2014
- September 2013
- March 2013
Edward E. Burrows Distinguished Achievement Award
The Edward E. Burrows Distinguished Achievement Award is presented annually to a pension actuary who has, by his or her actions, set an example for other pension actuaries.