SOA 2003 Washington Spring Meeting Presentation Materials

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Table of Contents

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This issue of The Record was edited by Richard D. Cruise (Chairperson), Francis Bernardi, John Blocher, William Brummond, Susie Chan, Steven Ellner, Tom Hruska, David Jeggle, Mark Kinzer, Steven Lemanski, John Luebkeman, Craig Morrow, Chuck Ritzke, Randy Rotschafer, Jack Seigel, Blake Warneke, Carl Westman and Elizabeth Willard

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This volume of The Record contains top sessions based on attendance and sessions approved and/or selected by the various sections of the SOA to be available on the Web. Please note some Sessions may not have Records available.

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• Session #1 GS (Record Not Available)
• General Session
• Sylvia Nasar
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• Session #3 PD
• International Accounting Standards Update
• Emma McWilliam, William C. Hines
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• Session #4 PD
• Economic Capital
• Hubert B. Mueller, Dennis P. Lauzon, Ellen Woodruff Hall
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• Session #5 PD
• Interest Rates Are On The Move: Is Your Company Prepared?
• David J. Weinsier, R. Ross Bowen, Henry M. McMillan
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• Session #6 PD (Record Not Available)
• Debt Protection Update
• Christopher H. Hause, Hugh Alexander, W. Michael Balsley
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• Session #7 PD
• Pricing Risk Management
• David T. Henderson, Keith A. Dall, Douglas L. Robbins
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• Session #8 PD
• Variable Life – Product And Distribution Issues
• Nancy M. Kenneally, Mathew Greenwald, Thomas P. Kalmbach
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• Session #9 PD
• Moving From Accumulation To Income
• Novian E. Junus, Francis P. Sabatini, Matthew P. Sharpe
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• Session #10 OF
• Managing Credit Risk In The Changing Market Environment
• John O. Nigh, Peter O. Davis, Joel S. Salomon
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• Session #11 TS (Record Not Available)
• Using Bayesian Statistics And The Monte Carlo Method
• Thomas N. Herzog
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• Session #14 GS (Record Not Available)
• General Luncheon – What Do You Stand For?
• Jim Lichtman
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• Session #17 PD
• Current Events – GAAP
• Michael A. Hughes, John W. Morris, Jason A. Morton, Deborah Whitmore
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• Session #18 PD
• So, The Equity Markets Don’t Always Go Up? Capital Markets Hedging Of Variable Annuities and Equity–Indexed Annuities
• Marshall C. Greenbaum, D. Kent Freeman, Daniel R. Patterson, Jun Zhuo
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• Session #19 PD
• Credit Risk Modeling For Life Insurers
• Martin K. le Roux, Tarek Himmo, Larry H. Rubin
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• Session #20 PD
• Design And Pricing Of Products For Internet Distribution
• W. Howell Pugh, Gary Thomas
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• Session #21 PD
• Variable Annuity Riders
• Robert P. Stone, Timothy E. Hill, Ari Joseph Lindner
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• Session #22 PD
• Individual Disability Insurance
• Erica Morrison–Brazitis, Andronico Lucas Castillo, Steven Miller, Daniel D. Skwire
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• Session #23 PD
• The Standard Nonforfeiture Law
• Noel John Abkemeier, Douglas John Bennett, Eric J. Carlson
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• Session #24 OF
• Bringing Risk into Capital Management
• Alastair G. Longley–Cook, Chiu–Cheng Chang, Geoffrey Henry Hancock, Francis P. Sabatini
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• Session #25 OF (Record Not Available)
• Update From The SOA: Risk Management Task Force
• David N. Ingram, Hubert B. Mueller, James F. Reiskytl, Darin G. Zimmerman
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• Session #26 TS
• Presenting to Rating Agencies
• Francis de Regnaucourt, Robert L. Riegel, Jose D. Siberon
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• Session #29 PD
• The Future of our Profession
• Michael L. Kaster, Michael M. Braunstein, Harry J. Panjer, Stuart F. Wason
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• Session #30 PD
• Special Risk Management Issues For International Operations
• Rejean S. Besner, Katherine A. Anderson, Simon R. Curtis
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• Session #31 PD (Record Not Available)
• Achieving A High ROI On Human Assets
• David S. Duncan
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• Session #32 PD
• The Evolving Viatical And Life Settlement Market
• Traci J. Lilly, Gerry H. Goldsholle, Michael D. Quinn
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• Session #33 PD
• Emerging Issues In Quota Share Reinsurance
• Craig M. Baldwin, Johanna B. Becker, Michael S. Stein
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• Session #34 BG (Record Not Available)
• Latest On AOMR And Other Smaller Insurance Company Issues
• R. Dale Hale, Kenton L. Scheiwe
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• Session #35 L
• What Is The True Value Of Tax Deferral?
• Krzysztof Ostazewski, James M. Carson
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• Session #36 OF (Record Not Available)
• Concepts On Professionalism
• Lauren M. Bloom, William J. Falk, Marc I. Whinston
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• Session #37 OF
• Electronic Security In The Internet Age
• Brian M. Septon, Mitchell Schwartzwald
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• Session #38 WS (Record Not Available)
• Professional Needs Of Life Actuaries
• Edward L. Robbins, Narayan Shankar
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• Session #41 SM (Record Not Available)
• Management And Personal Development Section Hot Breakfast: Does This Suit Fit?
• Lori Ann Stevens, Michael M. Braunstein
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• Session #43 SM (Record Not Available)
• Actuary Of The Future And Futurism Sections' Career Enhancement Hot Breakfast
• William R. Horbatt
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• Session #44 SM (Record Not Available)
• Education And Research Section Continental Breakfast
• Krzysztof M. Ostazewski
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• Session #47 PD
• Current Events – Statutory
• Mark D. Peavy, Mike Pickens, Therese M. Vaughan
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• Session #48 PD
• No Place To Hide – Consolidating Insurers' Exposure To Equity Market Risk
• John P. Toohey III, Sandeep Bidani, Linyi Zhang
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• Session #49 PD
• Investment Risk: The Operational Side
• R. Ross Bowen, Liam Cheung, Glenn Heiser, Susan Keating
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• Session #50 PD (Record Not Available)
• Introduction To Voluntary Benefits
• Christopher H. Hause, Diana Thulin, Thomas F. Welch, Jr.
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• Session #51 PD
• Preferred Underwriting: Survey Says?
• Mary J. Bahna–Nolan, Richard L. Bergstrom, Anna Hart, Mark Swanson
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• Session #52 BG (Record Not Available)
• Risk Management Buzz Group
• David N. Ingram, Jennifer K. Bowen, Darin G. Zimmerman
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• Session #53 D
• Embedded (Economic) Value Versus Fair Value Versus U.S. GAAP
• Daniel J. Kunesh, Hubert B. Mueller, Morris W. Chambers, Kenneth A. LaSorella
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• Session #54 OF
• The Coordination Of Actuarial Assumptions
• David Y. Rodgers, Novian E. Junus, Esther H. Milnes
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• Session #55 TS
• Improving The Product Development Process
• Kelly A. Levy, Phillip Paul Ferrari, Paul R. Myers
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• Session #59 PD
• Reserving Issues For Variable Annuities
• Vincent Y.Y. Tsang, Bradley E. Barks, Errol Cramer, John O. Esch
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• Session #60 PD
• Critical Illness Products: Recent Lessons From International Markets
• James C. Christou, Susan Kimball, David J. O'Brien
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• Session #61 PD
• Benchmarking Investment Performance
• Anson J. "Jay" Glacy, Jr., Scott S. Hartz, William H. Panning
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• Session #62 TS
• Building An Economic Scenario Generator
• Hal Warren Pedersen
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• Session #63 PD (Record Not Available)
• Internet Niche Products: A Case Study
• W. Howell Pugh, Kevin McKenna
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• Session #64 PD (Record Not Available)
• What If You Stretch Investment Yield And It Snaps?
• Kenneth P. Mungan, Frank J. Cataldo, Timothy L. Swenson
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• Session #65 PD
• Managing Risk Concentration In The Post–9/11 Environment
• Michael E. Gabon, George E. Davis, Tim J. McGrath, Patrick J. Shannon
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• Session #66 IF (Record Not Available)
• Today's Controllership Environment: The Product Actuary's Responsibility
• Paul A. Haley, Robert A. Diefenbacher, David Y. Rodgers
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• Session #67 PD (Record Not Available)
• Universal Life And Variable Universal Life Secondary Guarantees: Where Do We Go From Here?
• Keith A. Dall, Jeremy Allen Bill, Michael J. LeBoeuf, Thomas E. Norton
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• Session #68 TS
• Stochastic Modeling In The Financial Reporting World
• Robert W. Wilson, Ronald J. Harasym
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• >Session #69 WS (Record Not Available)
• Actuarial Software Quality Assurance
• Angelos Giannakopoulos, John R. Roeger
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• Session #70 WS (Record Not Available)
• Reporting Financial Results
• Jason A. Morton
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• Session #73 SM (Record Not Available)
• Product Development Section Luncheon
• Susan Kimball, Michael D. Regester
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• Session #74 IF (Record Not Available)
• It Takes Practice!
• Basha H. Zharnest, John Thomas
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• Session #77 PD
• Financial Risks – Lessons Learned From Other Jurisdictions
• Robert W. Wilson, Hubert B. Mueller, Steven I Schreiber
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• Session #78 PD (Record Not Available)
• Asset Modeling Assumptions
• Robert J. LaLonde, Louis J. Gering, David Edward Martin
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• Session #79 P (Record Not Available)
• Implications Of A Low–Interest–Rate Environment
• Bryan Boudreau, Pin J. Chung, Koji Kondo
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• Session #82 TS
• Bridging The "GAAP": Practical Implications Of Using GAAP Profit Measures In Pricing
• Richard D. Farrell, Brian E. Springer
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• Session #83 WS (Record Not Available)
• AICPA Statement Of Position On Non–Traditional Contracts
• Steeve Jean, Carole F. Salome
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• Session #101 WS (Record Not Available)
• Current Statutory Reporting Topics for Life Products
• John F. Gies