Outsourcing Actuarial Services – Ethical Issues

Available through October 22, 2015

Speakers: Mary Ann Rocco, EA, MSPA Consulting Actuary and Karen Smith, MSPA President, Nova 401(k) Associates

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Earn ethics and professionalism credits while considering the issues that actuaries may face when providing services through an independent TPA firm instead of directly to the plan sponsor. These types of arrangements present special ethical issues, including communication issues, resolution of data issues, scope of engagement and identification of the principal. With an emphasis on case studies, the session will review ERISA, JBEA and Code of Conduct/ASAOP requirements. While the webcast will primarily deal with these issues from the actuary's point of view, this webcast may also be of interest to TPAs who work without actuaries.

Learning Objectives:

• Increase your awareness of ethical issues in outside actuary arrangements.
• Define the scope of the engagement and identify the principal when dealing with independent TPA firms.
• Establish how to properly handle communication issues that actuaries may face when providing services through independent TPA firms.

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REGISTRATION

Recorded  – 10/22/2015

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CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION

ASPPA Members

The webcast is designed to offer registrants 2 ASPPA CE credits.

Enrolled Actuaries

The webcast is designed to offer registrants 2 JBEA Core CE, 2 JBEA Ethics and 2 Professionalism CE Credits for Enrolled Actuaries. The final decision as to the number and type of JBEA credits rests solely with the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.

Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent (ERPA)

The webcast is designed to offer registrants 2 ERPA CE credits. The final decision as to the number of ERPA credits rests solely with the Internal Revenue Service.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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The statements and materials presented on ASPPA webcasts are solely the opinions of the speakers and do not represent the opinion or the position of ASPPA. ASPPA assumes no responsibility for the content and materials presented by speakers during the webcast.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Mary Ann Rocco, EA, MSPA

Mary Ann is a member of ASPPA and an Enrolled Actuary. Mary Ann first entered the pension industry in 1981 and founded her own actuarial consulting firm in 1987. For over 25 years, she has provided actuarial consulting services exclusively to Third Party.

Karen Smith, MSPA

Karen is president of Nova 401(k) Associates. She has been practicing in the retirement area for more than 20 years. Karen is involved in several industry groups including ASPPA, where she is a member of the Board of Directors. She is a member of the ACOPA leadership council, is a member of ASPPA’s Government Affairs Committee’s Defined Benefit sub-committee and is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries Committee on Qualifications.

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