Description: Presented at June 1986 Spring Meeting. This discussion is about the work of the committees of the Society of Actuaries and American Academy of Actuaries in advancing the role of the valuation actuary: Current status of the valuation actuary movement, Standards of practice, Qualification requirements, The valuation actuary in Canada.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Discusses the proposed new valuation table and how it affects future product development and design.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. Discusses 3 papers: 'Report on Reserve Standards for Individual and Group Health Insurance Contracts' by the AAA Committee on Health, 'Reserve Principles for Individual Health Insurance' by the Committee for Accident and Health, and 'Structure for Consideration of Health Coverage Valuation Standards' by an NAIC Health Subcommittee of Standing Technical Advisory Group.

Description: This panel discussed studies of the risk of loss due to changes in the interest rate environment. It addressed why the C-3 risk is important and how inflation and stability in interest rates can affect the financial soundness of life insurance companies. There was also a discussion of the theoretical work being carried out to calibrate the C-3 risk of variation in interest rates and to what extent the valuation actuary can properly recognize the risk of loss from changes in the interest rate environment within the framework of valuations laws and regulations.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussion was an overview of the valuation actuary's role, product development implications, actuarial profession implications, implications for regulators, and implications for insurance company management in each country.

Description: Presented at April 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed different accounting alternatives for products such as Universal Life, deferred annuities, variable products.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This session provides an update on current annuity financial reporting topics, including: status of annuity valuation law revisions and proposed Actuarial Guideline GGG.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. This session examines how the revised version of the Valuation of Life Insurance Policies 'XXX' has been implemented in many states for two years and provides updates on various aspects of XXX.

Description: Presented at May 1985 Spring Meeting. Discusses: Statutory annual statement, Statement of actuarial opinion for interest-indexed universal life insurance, American Academy of Actuaries Financial Reporting Recommendation 7, Statement of opinion required by New York State for annuity products, Other required statements of actuarial opinion, The Valuation Actuary, Practical techniques and actual experiences.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is about status of the revision of Recommendation 7, status of the Special Advisory Committee to the NAIC, principles for the valuation of life insurance companies, practical aspects of asset-liability matching.