April 11, 2019
We invite you to attend our 2019 Annual Lawyers and Administrators Meeting.
Our Lawyers and Administrators Meeting brings together technical experts and plan professionals on multiemployer health and pension plan topics to discuss the cutting edge issues facing our plans. Our program will feature forums with representatives from the government agencies with jurisdiction over our plans to foster open dialogue between the multiemployer community and agency representatives on issues important to you.
Our agenda for this year will include sessions on
– A readout on the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans, lessons learned from the process, and a look forward at the outlook for multiemployer reform in the coming year
– An update on current issues in healthcare, including the various Medicare for All proposals
– A report on the current funded status of the PBGC, including the latest deficit projections, and estimated insolvency
– Speakers from the Government Agencies with jurisdiction over our plans, including Treasury, DOL, and PBGC
And many more—Full online agenda and materials for download available below!
Agenda
Thursday, April 11
Welcome, Introductions, and Opening Remarks
Michael Scott
Executive Director
NCCMP
Update from the PBGC
Bruce Perlin
Assistant General Counsel
PBGC
Darren French
Actuary
PBGC
Update from the DOL
Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Employee Benefits Security Administration
MPRA Applications: Update from Treasury
Danielle Norris
MPRA Program Director
Department of the Treasury
Break
After the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Plans—What happened? And what happens next?
The Honorable George Miller
CEO
GM Strategies, LLC
Former Congressman (D-CA)
Michael Kreps
Principal
The Groom Law Group
Views from the Hill—Multiemployer Solvency and Reform in the 116th Congress
Chris Allen
Senior Adviser, Benefits and Exempt Organizations
Senate Committee on Finance
Andy Banducci
Labor and Pensions Policy Director
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Kendra Isaacson
Senior Counsel, Pensions
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Kevin McDermott
Senior Adviser, Labor Policy
House Committee on Education and Labor
And Additional Invited Speakers
Lunch
What's New with Withdrawal Liability?
Dave Pazamickas
Consulting Actuary
Horizon Actuarial
Paul Green
Attorney
Mooney, Green, Saindon, Murphy & Welch P.C
Tammy Dixon
Vice President and Actuary
The Segal Group
Views from the Hill—Healthcare in the 116th Congress
Josh Jorgensen
Legislative Aide
Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Maria Costigan
Legislative Assistant
Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Melanie Egorin
Majority Staff
House Subcommittee on Health
And Additional Invited Speakers
Managing Prescription Drug Costs
Kathryn Bakich
Senior Vice President and National Health Compliance Practice Leader
The Segal Group
Robert Betts
Executive Director
National Elevator Industry Pension Plan
Healthcare Update
Kathryn Bakich
Senior Vice President and National Health Compliance Practice Leader
The Segal Group
Carolyn Smith
Counsel
Alston and Bird LLP
Zooming in on ZIP codes—Mapping Longevity to Strengthen Liability Management
Douglas Anderson
Founder
Club Vita
Erik Pickett
Longevity Consultant
Club Vita
Open Forum
Mariah Becker
Director of Research and Education
NCCMP
Closing and Adjournment
Michael Scott
Executive Director
NCCMP
