Description: This panel discussion covers reports of The Society's Special Committees on Valuation and Non-forfeiture, report of The Special Committee on Valuation of Canadian Companies, and some reflections on valuation and related problems.

Description: This 1977 panel discussion focused on the implications of proposed revisions of the standard valuation and nonforfeiture laws. Areas discussed included: 1. A regulator's perspective 2. Applications to Life and Annuities 3. applications to Pensions

Description: The secretary of the SOA looks back over the last five years at changes in the life insurance business and the actuarial profession.

Description: Discussion of recent economic, social and political environment and trends and the impact they have had on insurance regulation and needed changes in the regulations and regulatory process.

Description: This article discusses that “the investment returns earned by life insurance companies over the past decade have permitted the sale of contracts guaranteeing relatively high rates of interest. The contracts have given rise to problems in the areas of the federal securities laws, of federal income taxes, and of state valuation requirements,” as insurers, starting in the 1960’s began issuing annuity contracts that provided for the allocation of contributions to separate accounts.

Description: This presentation was made at the 1975 SOA Los Angeles Spring Meeting. It addressed regulations relating to disclosure and cost comparison, equal opportunities and human rights legislation and impact on ways of doing business.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting examines the current proposals, regulation and deregulation in the U.S. sector and Canada, The Baldwin-United problem and the implications for the life insurance framework in Canada. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10. No. 4

Description: From the 1986 Transactions Vol. 38, this document is the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held in Chicago October 6-8, 1986.

Description: Panel discussion on how insurers can deal with the proliferation of laws, court decisions and regulations, and on the outlook for future developments in health insurance regulatory environment.

Description: This session from the 1981 SOA Fall Meeting discusses the current status of proposals to change the 1959 Life Insurance Company Federal Tax Act, the tax status of modified coinsurance and other current tax developments including the taxation of several of the new products being developed such as Universal Life and certain annuities. We will also talk about some recent tax rulings which involved wrap-around annuities. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1981, Volume 7, No. 4.