Description: Three tax-related articles of interest to those associated with smaller insurance companies.

Description: This article provided a 1998 update of Mutual Insurance Holding Companies. Subjects covered included state-by-status enabling status, policyholder rights under an MIHC, advantages, and criticisms.

Description: Why small insurance companies should act now to enhance their reporting and analytical capabilities -How to start -Critical factors of success

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

Description: Discusses the content of the web page of the Smaller Insurance Company Section.

Description: Author sees the present and looks into the future of sales and service aided by advances in computer and Internet technology.

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

Description: In the summer of 2012 the SIC decided the time was right to find out what current practices were with respect to Asset Adequacy Testing. This article summarizes the survey process and results obtained. The purpose of the survey was twofold: first, to educate actuaries prior to year-end work about current AOMR practice reflecting changes since the American Academy of Actuaries’ (AAA’s) 2004 Practice Note had been issued; secondly, to provide enough information such that an update of that practice note could be done should the AAA decide a revision to the note was desired.

Description: This article discusses how small insurance companies can get into the complex equity indexed market by using alliances wherein there is one primary company and one or more secondary companies. The primary company would perform all of the functions for itself and some of the functions for the secondary companies. The companies pool assets to reach critical mass.

Description: Discusses the purpose and charges of the Professional Development Committee.