Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. The stated purpose of this session was to discuss specifically how a company can manage and improve its financial performance as measured by the statutory financial statement. Eleven strategies to improve performance were addressed.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting focuses on the connection between the pricing function and financial reporting, communicating financial information to senior management and asset/liability management.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss the current life insurance company merger and acquisition environment, and determining the value of a life insurance company. Topics include the actuarial valuation methodology, including the just adopted actuarial standard of practice, investment analyst valuation, and the risks associated with change of control. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: Full version of The Actuary Newsletter Volume 35, Number 4 - April 2001

Description: In session 128 OF of the Washington Annual Meeting panelists discuss the advantages available to and the challenges faced by chief or corporate actuaries of life insurance companies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss the purposes of life insurance sales illustrations – for participating and non-participating products – and what use they really are to potential customers. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Description: This session discussion is about annuities, surrender charges, expense management, asset management and market value adjustments. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3B.

Description: The concept of Value Added [based on Embedded Value] is discussed in detail, from theory to implementation, pros and cons, and how it works in practice. Session 11 of the 1991 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting addresses the actuarial aspects of a purchase including the actuarial appraisal, GAAP reporting, statutory valuation, taxation aspects of completing a sale, and considerations in the purchase of a block of business. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists discuss cost accounting issues under FASB 97, including definition and treatment of fixed, variable, deferrable, nondeferrable, maintenance and overhead costs, and allocation and recoverability. Intercompany and other expense analyses, including coordination of accounting and actuarial expense statements, and communication to management and use in managing the business are discussed. The panelists also look at measuring and improving productivity. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.