Description: This panel discussion was presented at the SOA's 1976 Spring Meeting in Washington D.C. The topic of discussion was Individual Life Products, current economics, inflation, the responsibility of the actuary, and guides to professional conduct.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 This session presented the results of a survey of the U.S. actuarial profession conducted by the Committee on Professional Responsibility of the American Academy of Actuaries. This survey asked questions relating to the individual actuary's awareness of and familiarly with the Code of Professional Conduct, Actuarial Standards of Practice, and qualification standards, as well as understanding of the activities of the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 Discussion of expert witness testimony, the process involved in preparing expert witness reports, and the pitfalls.Also discussion of the differences between the role of expert witness versus a consultant to a lawyer. The proposed Actuarial Standard of Practice on expert witness work is also incorporated. Learn from two skilled professionals about the reason for expert witness testimony, the process involved in preparing expert witness reports, and the joys and pitfalls encountered.

Description: This 1977 session presented dramatic scenarios of situations related to professional conduct. The audience was asked to react to the situations and provide their thoughts on the appropriateness of the situations. From the 1977 Record, Vol. 3, No. 4.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. Using case studies, representatives of various actuarial boards and committees discuss examples of how an actuary can run afoul of actuarial standards and what happens when he or she does.

Description: This presentation of the panel discussion addresses professional conduct including the roles and ethics in the actuarial profession. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 6, No. 4.

Description: While actuaries have been busy worrying about the financial implications of health maintenance organizations [HMOs], preferred provider organizations [PPOs], and exclusive provider organizations [EPOs], the Actuarial Standards Board [ASB] Health Committee has been grappling with a definition for actuarial soundness and what an actuary should do if, in his or her opinion, a plan is not actuarially sound. This presentation from Session 52PD of the SOA 1996 Orlando Annual Meeting is about the actuarial standards of practice under development by the Academy Health Committee. Topics discussed include standards for the actuarial certification of small employer health benefit plans and documentation and disclosure in health benefit plan ratemaking. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New Orleans Meeting reviews the codes of professional conduct and standards of practice and the professional obligations when practicing in various other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting discusses the professional responsibilities of the actuary when operating in different environments, markets and countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting presents a discussion of actuarial qualification standards, standards of practice SOP, the Code of Professional Conduct and the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline - ABCD. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21. No. 4b.