Products October 23, 2013

IRI Launches Enhanced Website

October 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) has relaunched its IRIonline.org website.
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The Washington, D.C.-based institute redesigned and retooled its website with new resources to help users navigate the retirement income industry. The new site is also mobile friendly to cater to on-the-go users who access it on smartphones and tablet devices.

“The new IRIonline.org offers everything from retirement calculators, to an annuities glossary, to the latest research reports from IRI,” said IRI President and CEO Cathy Weatherford. “The new website also will serve as a recruiting tool as potential members can access a sampling of IRI’s research, policy and education resources.”

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The website offers:

  • Upgraded retirement planning tools and calculators for consumers and financial professionals;
  • Background material on public policy issues affecting the insured retirement industry and retirement planning;
  • Select studies from IRI’s research portfolio;
  • Quarterly industry-wide annuity sales reports;
  • Resources to understand the regulatory oversight and taxation of annuities; and
  • New industry perspectives video series, including the first installment with Forethought Financial Group President and CEO John Graf.

The Insured Retirement Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides an objective forum for communication and education, and advocates for sustainable retirement solutions.

Deals and People October 23, 2013

USI Consulting Hires Senior Actuarial Consultant

October 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USI Consulting Group has hired Heidi Kruck as a senior actuarial consultant in its Defined Benefit practice.
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Kruck will assist corporations and municipalities with the design, valuation and administration of their defined benefit plans. She will also provide strategic consulting with clients on a wide range of retirement issues including modeling projections of funding and accounting estimates.

Prior to joining USI Consulting Group, Kruck was a consultant at a boutique actuarial firm in Chicago for the last five years and a national firm prior to that.

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Kruck has a B.S. degree in actuarial science from Drake University. She is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, an Enrolled Actuary and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

USI Consulting Group is a provider of defined contribution and defined benefit plan consulting and administration services, as well as health and welfare administration.

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