Research projects in pension - Pension Risk Management: Derivatives, Fiduciary Duty and Process by Susan Mangiero

This session of the SOA Life 2009 Spring Meeting talks about the unprecedented market volatility, financial bailouts, central bank activity and changes in the White House at the end of 2008 all have impacts on our industry—how the public perceives our products, the features they demand, the financial implications for insurers and the regulatory environment. Learn from industry experts about the trends you need to be aware of as product actuaries.

Slides from a session at the Society of Actuaries 2010 Life & Annuity Symposium held in May 2010 in Tampa, FL Discussion of recent economic factors and the impact they have had on life insurance company sales, product mix, and profitability. Some near term forecasts of those factors and impacts is also provided.

This session of the SOA Life 2009 Spring Meeting talks about the unprecedented market volatility, financial bailouts, central bank activity and changes in the White House at the end of 2008 all have impacts on our industry—how the public perceives our products, the features they demand, the financial implications for insurers and the regulatory environment. Learn from industry experts about the trends you need to be aware of as product actuaries.

Slides from a session at the Society of Actuaries 2010 Life & Annuity Symposium held in May 2010 in Tampa, FL Discussion of recent economic factors and the impact they have had on life insurance company sales, product mix, and profitability. Some near term forecasts of those factors and impacts is also provided.

Slides from the key note luncheon address at the Investment Symposium held on March 22–23, 2010 in New York, NY. Discussion of metaphors and models. Models in Finance vs. Science, The One Law of Financial Modeling, The Right Way To Use Valuation Models, The Financial Modelers’ Manifesto

Following his luncheon address at the 2009 SOA Annual Meeting, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan, will answer questions. This session's purpose is to delve more deeply into the impact of “black swans” on the work of actuaries. Questions are posed from the Financial Reporting section, Investment Section and Forecasting and Futurism section.

Following his luncheon address at the 2009 SOA Annual Meeting, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan, will answer questions. This session's purpose is to delve more deeply into the impact of “black swans” on the work of actuaries. Questions are posed from the Financial Reporting section, Investment Section and Forecasting and Futurism section.

This article introduces the reader to probabilistic methods used to model interactions in the financial market place. Three topics are specifically discussed, two concern modeling methods and the other concerns data analysis methods.

This paper briefly examines some trends that could affect future financial reporting for insurance companies and will explore some of the fundamental issues being discussed. Topics covered include: what needs to be fixed at the national and international level, the factors that contribute to the changes, evaluation of a new or enhanced financial reporting system, and the big issues in financial reporting of insurance. From NAAJ, January 2002, Volume 6, Number 1.