SOA - The Record – May 2005 New Orleans Record Sessions

The Record

May 2005 New Orleans Record Sessions
Table of Contents
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
Session #1 GS (Record Not Available)
General Session
President Stephen Kellison
Session #3 PD
Financial Economics vs. Traditional Actuarial Methods/Back to Basics: Risk Neutral vs. Real World
Julia Lynn Wirch, Tamara Lois Ann Burden, Graham D. Ireland
Session #4 PD
Payout and Income Annuities
Michael J. LeBoeuf, Stephen J. Abels
Session #5 PD
Economic Risk Capital: Part 1
Hubert B. Mueller, David Hopewell, Jose D. Siberon
Session #6 PD
X–Factor Opinions
Nancy Westfall Winings, Larry M. Gorski, Michael Palace, Erin Colleen Wright
Session #7 OF
U.S. GAAP Update
Steven H. Mahan, Richard D. Farrell, David Lawrence White Jr.
Session #8 Seminar
Treaty Negotiation for Life Reinsurance Seminar: Part 1
Michael E. Gabon, David A. Rains, Nicholas M. Simonelli, Michael S. Stein
Session #9 Seminar
Current Trends in Distribution Channels: Where are the Banks Headed?
Christopher H. Hause, James W. Mann, Shaun Norris
Session #12 PD
Current Trends in Distribution Channels: New Underwriting for a New Millenium
Juliet R. Sandrowicz, Vera F. Dolan, James McArdle, Ernest A. Testa
Session #13 WS (Record Not Available)
U.S. GAAP Update
Richard H. Browne, Vincent Y. Y. Tsang
Session #14 Seminar
Annuity Risk Management Seminar: Annuity Risk Management – Overview
Hubert B. Mueller, Lloyd A. Foster, Craig D. Morrow, Michael White
Session #15 Seminar (Record Not Available)
Secondary Guarantee Universal Life – A Case Study: The Pricing Actuary's Dilemma
Abraham S. Gootzeit, Michael W. Boerner, Cecil D. Bykerk, William C. Koenig, Scott A. Robinson
Session #16 Seminar (Record Not Available)
Treaty Negotiation for Life Reinsurance Seminar: Part 2
Michael E. Gabon, David A. Rains, Nicholas M. Simmonelli, Michael S. Stein
Session #17 Seminar (Record Not Available)
conomic Risk Capital – Part 2: Economic Capital Case Study Using a C–3 Methodology
Francis P. Sabatini, Ellen Cooper, Marshall C. Greenbaum
Session #23 PD (Record Not Available)
Pros and Cons of Market–Consistent and Traditional Embedded Value Techniques
Jesse M. Schwartz, Craig A. Buck, David Y. Rogers
Session #25 Seminar
Annuity Risk Management Seminar: Stochastic Modeling for Annuity Risk Management
Noel John Abkemeier, J. Timothy Gaule
Session #26 Seminar (Record Not Available)
Secondary Guarantee Universal Life – A Case Study: Update on Actuarial Guideline 38
Jeffrey A. Beckley, Scott L. Berlin, Michael W. Boerner, Todd H. Erkis, David E. Neve
Session #27 Seminar
Stochastic Embedded Value (EV) and Its Use in Risk Measurement and Financial Management Seminar: Part 1
Hubert B. Mueller, Michael P. Spurbeck
Session #30 PD
Setting Long–Term Investment Assumptions For Actuarial Models
Phillip Schechter, Kevin C. Ahlgrim
Session #31 OF
International Accounting Standards – Current Developments
Mark J. Freedman, Jesse M. Schwartz
Session #32 Seminar (Record Not Available)
Annuity Risk Management Seminar: Annuity Risk Management Case Study
Francis P. Sabatini, Ellen Cooper, Marshall C. Greenbaum
Session #33 Seminar (Record Not Available)
Secondary Guarantee Universal Life – A Case Study: Professionalism and Actuarial Guideline 38
Abraham S. Gootzeit, Robert M. Beuerlein, Lauren M. Bloom, R. Dale Hall, Ken A. McCullum
Session #34 Seminar
Stochastic Embedded Value (EV) and Its Use in Risk Measurement and Financial Management Seminar: Part 2
Hubert B. Mueller, Penny Coulthard, Michael A. Hughes
Session #37 SM (Record Not Available)
Education & Research Section Continental Breakfast
Krzysztof M. Ostaszewski
Session #38 SM/BG (Record Not Available)
Nontraditional Marketing Section Hot Breakfast – Current Trends in Distribution Channels: What's the Buzz?
uliet R. Sandrowicz
Session #41 TS (Record Not Available)
Management & Personal Development Section Hot Breakfast: Overcoming The Actuarial Stereotype
David S. Duncan, David C. Miller
Session #44 SM (Record Not Available)
Taxation Section Hot Breakfast
Edward L. Robbins, Barbara R. Gold, Arthur V. Panighetti, J. Howard Stecker
Session #47 PD
The Personal Actuary
James C. Brooks Jr., Paul V. Bruce, Paul T. Richmond
Session #48 PD
Data Battles – Report from the Front Lines
Dean K. Slyter, Lynn M. Gadue, Jeffrey T. Prescott, Gary A. Wicklund
Session #49 PD
The Basics of Long–Term Care Insurance
Dawn E. Helwig, Stephen Rowley, Jesse Slome
Session #50 BG (Record Not Available)
Hot Topics in Smaller Insurance Companies
Tamora A. Kapeller, Terry M. Long, Kenton L. Scheiwe, Philip A. Velazquez
Session #52 OF
Education of the Actuary of the Future: The Actuarial Profession Is Preparing for the Future…Are You?
Michael L. Kaster, Robert M. Beuerlein, Mary Rosalyn Hardy
Session #53 OF
The Need for Speed: Achieving Maximum Run Time Performance
Francis P. Sabatini, Philip Gold, Alex Korogodsky
Session #54 TS
Introduction to Research Methods for Actuaries
Krzysztof M. Ostaszewski, Anthony Webb
Session #57 Seminar
Mergers and Acquisitions in Emerging Markets
William R. Horbatt, Marc Slutzky, David A. Chalfin, Samuel R. Coleman, Rich de Haan, Camilo J. Salazar, Gary P. Timin, Elisa M. Wever
Session #58 Seminar
Starting Your Own Business
Charles E. Ritzke, Christopher H. Hause, David C. Miller, David S. Rintoul, Margaret Tiller Sherwood
Session #61 PD
Where Did All the Mergers & Acquisitions Go?
John O. Nigh, Stephen Fromm, Laird D. Zacheis
Session #62 PD
Long–Term Care Insurance Industry Snapshot
Dawn E. Helwig, Stephen Rowley, Jesse Slome
Session #63 PD
Term Mortality and Persistency
Keith A. Dall, Jeffrey T. Dukes, George J. Hrischenko, Thomas E. Rhodes
Session #64 PD
Hot Topics in Fixed Annuities
Douglas L. Robbins, Brent A. Mardis, David J. Weinsier
Session #65 PD
Impact of Changing Accounting and Regulatory Regimes on Reinsurance
Graham W. G. Mackay, Rick Hodgdon, Donna R. Jarvis, Steven D. Lash
Session #66 OF
Asset Liability Modeling Issues: An Open Forum
Ellen Cooper, Tracey J. Polsgrove
Session #67 Seminar
Annuity Risk Management Seminar: Variable Annuity Guarantees Modeling: Incorporating Derivative–Based Hedging
Michael J. O’Connor, Roma Jakiwczyk
Session #68 Seminar
Credit Risk Models and Mathematics Seminar: Part 1
Francis P. Sabatini, Adam Girling, George A. Holt
Session #73 GS (Record Not Available)
General Luncheon Organizational Savvy: Avoiding Your Political Blind Spots
Rick Brandon
Session #75 WS (Record Not Available)
Organizational Savvy Strategies to Increase Your Influence and Impact
Rick Brandon
Session #76 PD
What's New With Equity–Oriented Life Products?
Elinor Friedman, Christine E. Dugan, Rhonda R. Elming, Noel Henderson Harewood
Session #77 Seminar
Annuity Risk Management Seminar: NAIC C–3 Phase II Implications for RBC and Reserves
Keith E. Floman, John M. O’Sullivan, Peter H. Sun
Session #78 Seminar (Record Not Available)
Annuity Risk Management Seminar: NAIC C–3 Phase II Implications for RBC and Reserves
A: Leong Seng Chew, David Hopewell
B: Keith E. Floman, Deep M. Patel
Session #79 Seminar
Credit Derivatives
Jason Samuel Steigman, Michael R. Vasseghi
Session #82 PD
Actuaries in the Face of 21st Century Challenges
Richard L. Bergstrom, Thomas Ashley, Douglas Ingle, Christopher S. Shanahan
Session #83 OF
Risk Management Governance
Francis P. Sabatini, Craig R. Raymond, Kenneth Swenson
Session #84 WS (Record Not Available)
The Current Tax Reserve Environment
Charles D. Friedstat, Arthur V. Panighetti
Session #85 Seminar
Agile or Fragile? Underwriting and Mortality at the Older Ages Seminar: Part 2
Richard L. Bergstrom, Allen M. Klein, Christopher S. Shanahan