Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses the Valuation Actuary, the changing role and the actuarial opinion. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4B

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting covers emerging issues in statutory and GAAP financial reporting as well as activity with respect to actuarial principles.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting outlines the proposed Actuarial Standard of Practice ASOP with respect to small-group, reform rate certifications and the feedback from Society members regarding the proposal. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: Article from The Actuary, January 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 1 is an actuary's view on accountants and adjusted earnings.

Description: This session from the 1993 Valuation Actuary Symposium discusses opinion and memorandum issues facing the appointed actuary including the criteria used to form an opinion, analyzing year-end testing, documentation needed, reliances, how to handle a qualified opinion and options other than cash flow testing.

Description: The vice president of Professional Services for the SOA gives an overview of the activities in his area.

Description: This session 29IF of the Las Vegas Spring Meeting discusses how we might better proceed in responding to ongoing items of interest. Furthermore, the workings of the Pension Committee are addressed and discussed along with new standards, partly driven by current governmental activity. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting debates the need for and the current design of the regulation and standard of practice SOP for sales illustrations. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: President Gary Corbett cites the major issues he sees facing the SOA: education and examinations, research, actuarial principles, strengthening the profession, the future of the actuary/the actuary of the future, and employee benefits.

Description: Two valuation proposals have occupied the regulatory agenda this year—the ACLI Interim Proposal and SVL II or the Principles Based Approach PBA to reserving. This article summarizes the ACLI Interim Proposal to the current Standard Valuation Law which allows a new preferred mortality table to be used and changes Actuarial Guideline 38 to allow lapse.