Description: A Tribute to Norman Hill

Description: Outlines what the reader can expect in this edition of the newsletter

Description: The Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Regulation states that the purpose of asset adequacy analysis is to certify that assets are adequate to cover reserves under “moderately adverse conditions.” This article discusses the determination of whether an interest yield scenario is moderately adverse or extreme.

Description: The article describes how the Smaller Insurance Company Section's Principle-Based Reserves Team is planning to provide information and guidance about principle-based reserves.

Description: Full version of Small Talk Newsletter, November 2002, Issue No. 19.

Description: Discusses how the December 2017 US tax reform affects smaller insurance companies.

Description: This article discusses the sessions that the Smaller Insurance Company Section sponsored at the Annual Meeting in October 2013 in San Diego, California.

Description: What are the possible future implications to insurance companies of significant improvements in mortality? How can futurism techniques be used in research? The formation of the mortality improvement study group at the Principal Financial Group was the first step toward examining the issue of mortality improvement. In an interactive format, we will present what we learned about mortality and futurism techniques by participating in this group.

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

Description: A review of the major activities and accomplishments of the Smaller Insurance Company Section over the last year.