Description: S&P reissued a second Request for Comment (RFC) in May 2023 that proposed changes to their insurer capital adequacy methodology and assumptions, and suggested these proposed changes may become effective at the end of 2023. This paper is to highlight the notable changes between the current capital model criteria and the proposed model. We also discuss major changes from the first RFC and the second RFC, as well as several key items that still require enhanced guidance and clarification. Our analysis is based on information gathered from S&P's public comments, conversations with industry participants, and publications released by S&P Global as of July 2023 when this paper was written. Most U.S. life insurers are rated by S&P using their U.S. Life Statutory Capital model, while other insurers use the GAAP/IFRS Capital Model. Statutory financials will remain the starting point for U.S. life insurers under the proposed model, however there will be additional adjustments made to these numbers in an effort to create consistency and comparability with other accounting and solvency regimes.

Description: This article helps companies better understand the currently proposed upcoming VM-22 regulation by comparing the VM-22 measurement model to LDTI MRBs. The article highlights key considerations as companies plan for adoption of these two measurement models. These considerations should help inform a company’s strategy related to the business impacted by these standards.

Description: A summary of a preliminary report from the Committee on Valuation and Related Problems, on guidelines for quantifying balance sheet items in an insurance enterprise.

Description: In this article, we explore key insights from Oliver Wyman's 2020 Life PBR Emerging Practices Survey, which provides a broad industry perspective with more than 50 companies participating representing 95 percent of the individual life market (by written premium). Insights include the impact of PBR on reserves and profitability in addition to emerging practices related to product design, assumption development, and methodology decisions.

Description: Panelists discuss many developments over the year 1992 that impact the valuation actuary. Session 1 of the 1992 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: The Individual Life Insurance Valuation Mortality Task Force of the Society of Actuaries has completed a new Valuation Basic Mortality Table for individual life insurance. This was updated April 2005 - Age Last Birthday tables added. This zipped file will decompress into 6 documents 2 Microsoft Word documents and 4 Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. ?Final Report.doc ?Appendix A.doc ?Ratio.xls ?Female.xls ?Male.xls ?ALB.xls

Description: The Individual Life Insurance Valuation Mortality Task Force of the Society of Actuaries has completed a new Valuation Basic Mortality Table for individual life insurance. This was updated April 2005 - Age Last Birthday tables added. This zipped file will decompress into 6 documents 2 Microsoft Word documents and 4 Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. ?Final Report.doc ?Appendix A.doc ?Ratio.xls ?Female.xls ?Male.xls ?ALB.xls

Description: A description of the controversy surrounding Actuarial Guideline 38 (AG38) and the joint working group that was formed to address the controversies.

Description: COLIFR Committee on Life Insurance Financial Reporting Corner briefly discusses curent issues such as RBC, GMDB for Variable Life, reservinf for VAGLBs, reserves for Equity Index UL, GAAP DAC for internal replacements an a proposed revised AOMR.

Description: This article is designed to provide a statistical method for reviewing the accuracy of the incurred but not reported IBNR life claim liability estimates from prior points in time.