Description: The article talks about how Small Insurance Companies can make significant use out of experience studies, not to just to comply with PBR or other regulatory requirements, but also in managing their business.

Description: This article discusses why the Unclaimed Property issue that is swirling around the Insurance Industry is important to actuaries.

Description: Recently, joint teams of SOA and American Academy of Actuaries (AAA) volunteers have been busy on several such projects, including individual annuity mortality basic, individual annuity reserve, valuation basic table, preneed insurance, and more. This article provides a summary of their work.

Description: Discussion of the development of a new Preneed Valuation Mortality Table

Description: This article addresses the 2001 CSO Mortality Table and the implications for preneed insurance, for which the table has been deemed inadequate. The article explores interim measures such as additional reserves, treatment as substandard, and tax implications. There is also discussion of a model NAIC regulation which would mandate the use of 1980 CSO mortality for preneed as well as efforts to eventually establish a new preneed mortality table for valuation and nonforfeiture purposes.

Description: Development of relevant industry mortality experience for different market segments. Details about the 2017 CSGI Mortality Table for guaranteed issue products.