Description: This article discusses that over the past five years, an increasing number of actuaries have become concerned with the asset side of the balance sheet.

Description: Corrections to table in 1986-98 Credit Risk Loss Experience Study relative to S&P default and average loss rates by credit rating.

Description: Bringing together industry experts spanning investment management and property/casualty insurance, this panel discussion will take the audience beyond spelling ESG correctly and will share their insights about what Environmental Social Governance is.

Description: 1992 SOA Regional Meeting, Anaheim. In this panel discussion of the evaluation of the adequacy of capital, the speakers addressed the NAIC risk-based capital proposal, rating agency techniques, and valuation actuary views.

Description: Many seniors who own houses in the United States have most of their wealth in their houses. Home Equity Conversion Mortgages are designed to allow seniors to borrow money against their house. This paper describes a stochastic simulation approach used to estimate the amount of a level-payment annuity payable as long as the senior is alive and living in his/her home. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1990, VOL. 2.

Description: The Life Meeting, is the result of combining the Life & Annuity Symposium (LAS) and the Valuation Actuarial Symposium (ValAct). The Life Meeting will offer sessions specific to pricing and valuation as well as sessions on emerging issues relevant to both groups. These common themes include InsurTech, diversity, accounting change and the current economic environment.

Description: While a rising sea helps all ships, the insurance industry is a ship that hasn't seen much water in the past decade. Examine valuation and product management considerations in a high interest rate environment

Description: This is a panel discussion sesssion on life insurance company cash flow issues under 1980's economic conditions, i.e. inflation, and how they affect various product lines. U.S., Canadian and U.K. perspectives are discussed.

Description: The panel at this session of the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting describes and discusses methods that are currently used for quantifying credit risk, both from a portfolio perspective and an individual security perspective.

Description: 1995 Valuation Actuary Symposium. In this session about small company issues, the panel discussed the role of actuaries in strategic alliances, the cost of regulatory compliance, and cash-flow-testing software.