Description: This collection of articles and essays will look at the impacts of excessive heat on mortality, morbidity, property damage, and other costs, and the contribution from climate change factors, as well as the applications to actuarial practice and quantification of risks resulting from excessive heat.

Description: Presenters examine some of the difficulties created by the absence of worldwide generally accepted accounting principles. Topics covered: 1. The need for worldwide Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, accounting, and reserving standards. 2. The work being done by the International Accounting Standards committee and the International Organization of Securities Commissions.

Description: Exposure to cigarette smoke has had and will continue to have a huge effect on mortality. Significant differences in smoking prevalence rates by gender have contributed to differential levels and rates of improvement in mortality and are expected to continue to influence mortality improvement differently over the next several decades. This paper compares smoking prevalence and cessation by gender and their effect on smoking-attributable and, in turn, all-cause mortality. A summary of mortality attribution approaches used to evaluate the effect of smoking and projections of mortality rates by gender is also provided.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting explores alternative career opportunities and how certain colleagues have moved from a traditional career to a nontraditional career utilizing their skills and background. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: From a session at the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium held in Washington DC, September 14-15, 2000 The session provides a brief overview of a variety of financial reporting topics, most of which were discussed in more detail in the subsequent sessions. The overview included topical issues as follows: • National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC Life and Health Actuarial Task Force developments and directions • Other NAIC/regulatory development • American Academy of Actuaries AAA/Actuarial Standards Board ASB developments • Financial Accounting Standards Board/Security Exchange Commission FASB/SEC and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP developments • Tax developments • Reinsurance development • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act

Description: This is a discussion on marketing systems. It discusses how the basic job of an agent differs among organization. It also highlights different types of agents, such as career, PPGA, Broker and Direct Mail. And it discusses many aspects of productivity. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 5, No. 1.

Description: Panelists discuss current international actuarial issues, reports from national ambassadors on local issues, and a discussion of issues facing the International Section. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This is a panel discussion session on aspects of multi-line insurance company operations focusing on the organization structure, the role and relationship with agents, and the role of actuaries in these organizations. These organizations offer products ranging from life to health to property and casualty.

Description: This session discusses the role that the SOA, AAA and actuaries have played in developing/analyzing various federal health care reform proposals. What will the future hold for practicing health actuaries? From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.

Description: Sam Gutterman's winning essay.