Description: The authors reflect on the 2023 SOA ImpACT Conference. They share some of the networking opportunities, and give overviews of the general sessions as well as some of the breakout sessions. They discuss reasons for attending an in-person meeting beyond getting continuing professional development credits.

Description: This article discusses Actuarial Guideline CCC and its impact on ROP Term.

Description: The author shares the specific of revisions to ASOP No. 41 including general standards for actuarial communication, the treatment of assumptions, and the implications for smaller companies.

Description: A review of the development of the 2005 Version of the Generally Recognized Expense Table GRET, to be used to show compliance with the NAIC Life Insurance Illustration Model Regulation and the associated Actuarial Standard of Practice

Description: The article discusses the proposed revisions to the AOMR Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum and how it will affect insurance companies.

Description: The ACLI porposed some changes to the current Standard Valuation Law even though Principles Based Reserving PBR is being considered as SVL II by the regulatory community. This article outlines the current SVL, those recent changes to the current SVL and the implications of the changes.

Description: A brief discussion on the importance of governance and documentation being in place. The article provides some resources to assist in the development, and the reasons behind having it in place.

Description: Based on April webinar, develops nine guidelines for setting assumptions.

Description: This article is a follow-up article on the principles-based reserves PBR movement in the life and health insurance industry. It discusses more in depth the possibility of principles-based reserves determined stochastically and changes proposed in the SVL for preferred mortality.

Description: This article discusses the reservations small companies may have about the Principles Based Valuation proposal. Instead of prescribed methods, assumptions, and tables for statutory reserves, they would be computed based on actuarial judgment in accordance with standards of practice. of practice.