Ruth
E.
Schau
FCA MAAA FSA EA
Director Retirement, Novant Health
CCA Member Since 2015
Director Retirement of Novant Health using retirement knowledge to drive improvements in the retirement success of all team members.
Consulting actuary specializing in DC plans in a variety of markets including higher education, non-profit hospitals/healthcare and other non-profits. Actuarial science degree from Ball State University.
Specialties: DC lifetime income and implementation strategies, Strategic DC and DB consulting on effectiveness of plans. DC expertise includes 401k, 401a and 403b plans. Past consulting projects included plan design, simplifying administration and compliance, compliance reviews and nondiscrimination testing. DB consulting on plan design, plan cost and funding, administration, simplifying administration and compliance, and compliance reviews.
Public speaking, thought leadership, team management and project leadership and management, behavioral economics speaker
Practice Area(s)
- Retirement
- Corporate DB/DCGovernment DB/DCNonprofit DCOther Pension Subset
- Health & Welfare
- Life
- Casualty
- Other
- Other Practices
Current CCA Committees
Prior Service on CCA Committees
Leadership Development Steering Committee
CCA Speaking Engagements
Decumulation/Retirement Income Planning in a DC World
2024 CCA Annual Meeting (October 28, 2024)
Strategic DC Plan Design in a Post-SECURE 2.0 World
2023 CCA Annual Meeting (October 18, 2023)
What's New in the Annuity Purchase Market?
2023 CCA Annual Meeting (October 16, 2023)
Strategic Plan Design for DC Plans
2022 CCA Annual Meeting (October 19, 2022)
My DB Plan is Frozen: Now What?
2022 CCA Annual Meeting (October 17, 2022)
Inflation: Back to the Future
2022 CCA Annual Meeting (October 16, 2022)
DC Retirement Plans for DB Actuaries - Lifetime Income
2022 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 02, 2022)
DC Plans/Lifetime Income/Financial Wellness
2021 CCA Annual Meeting (October 27, 2021)
Special Retirement Consulting Considerations in Working With Not for Profits
2019 CCA Annual Meeting (October 28, 2019)
Retirement Planning Models Meet Holistic Financial Wellness: How to Incorporate Non-Traditional RIGs
2016 CCA Annual Meeting (October 24, 2016)
Mergers and Acquisitions: Industry Differences, Different Perspectives
2015 CCA Annual Meeting (October 27, 2015)