Description: This article is about the design and growth of the new variable life and annuity products.

Description: In this 1977 editorial, the author, an associate editor of The Actuary, discusses the significant changes in federal insurance law in Canada, under which prescribed assumptions will be replaced by the assumptions deemed appropriate by the valuation actuary.

Description: A discussion of the role and responsibilities of actuaries beyond crunching numbers

Description: In Canada, the actuarial considerations involved in developing financial reporting and disclosure principles have for some years been under active study by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries CIA and others, with a goal of moving toward one system of financial reporting for all users. The author discusses current proposals starting with a 1974 report released by the CIA, and the work of an Advisory Committee with members from the actuarial and accounting professions, industry, and Provincial Insurance Departments, appointed by the Federal Superintendent of Insurance, which completed its work in the form of a written report.

Description: The Actuary Vol. 22, No. 11. This is a debate regarding two approaches to Life Insurance Illustrations: The Range approach vs. the Current Scale approach

Description: Discusses a Bill which was recently introduced into the Maryland Legislature and which would require the Insurance Commissioner to publish a price comparison for all life companies licensed in Maryland.

Description: An Early Warning System for Life and Health insurance companies has been developed by an NAIC Committee of state insurance department personnel, with some assistance from an industry advisory committee. The group is known formally as The Life and Health Regulatory Task Force of the A-3 Computer Application Subcommittee. The author discusses and provides an analysis of the specific regulatory tests included in this system.