Tag: pensions
Abstract This paper investigates the impact of a Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) on the age of retirement of employees covered by defined benefit pension plans provided by the City of Philadelphia. We show that the program results in significant and substantial increases in the age of retirement: 1.25 years on average for municipal employees…
The brief’s key findings are: “Longevity bonds” would allow insurers and pension plans to hedge aggregate longevity risk. The bonds’ coupon would rise if a cohort lived longer than expected, offsetting higher annuity costs. Longevity bonds would lower capital requirements for insurers and reduce risk for pension plan sponsors. Governments could take the lead in…
