Description: This session from the 1984 SOA New York City Meeing describes the venture capital fund life cycle, the risks, benefits, returns and approaches to investing in venture capital companies, leveraged buyouts and the practicalities for insurance company investing. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 3

Description: From the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Houston. Discussion of how the insurance industries in several countries have dealt with high levels of inflation with respect to the development and marketing of insurance products. Also discussed: I. the overall business and economic environment 2. the taxation structure of insurance companies 3. the availability of suitable investments 4. the insurance regulatory climate and 5. the structure of worldwide capital markets Possible applications to U.S. insurance in the 1980's were explored.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA New York City Meeting discusses the investment implications of an aging population including the affect on the national savings rate, economic growth, the dependence on social security and opportunities for the insurance industry. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 3

Description: This presentation from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting covers the actuaries' role in matching assets and liabilities, hedging, disintermediation risk and determining the appropriate level of surplus, the future of products with market value cash out adjustments and indexation in the construction of long term debt instruments. From Record of Society Of Actuaries Vol. 9. No. 3

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting reviews one and five year returns in the stock and bond markets, fund expenses for retail funds versus insurance dedicated funds, revenue sharing arrangements between mutual funds and insurance companies, the suitability of a variable annuity, recent developments with the SEC and NASD and how arrangements are structured between insurance companies and investment companies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists present an overview of the regulatory framework for investments, discuss emerging issues for new investment vehicles, provide a valuation actuary update, discuss the regulatory attitude toward asset securitization, junk bonds and hedging, discuss regulatory developments related to the valuation of private placement, mortgages, real estate, and other securities, and discuss developments related to the Mandatory Securities Valuation Reserve, ‘MSVR,’ and capital requirements. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion presented at the April 1976 SOA meeting in Washington D.C. presents opinions and information related to investment policy in a changing economy.

Description: In this presentation, session number 10PD at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries held October 17-20 in San Francisco, the panelists discuss their experiences with asset valuation methods. Topics include characteristics of an effective asset valuation method, the extent to which recent economic activity should influence the smoothing period selected, whether one method smoothes valuation assets more than another, whether different methods for funding and expense make sense, and whether the current asset valuation method is accomplishing its intended purpose. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 3.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. An investment manager discusses investment strategy for a disability insurer and a rating agency representative and a stock analyst describe how disability insurers are evaluated for risk profile and other issues.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting discusses synthetic GICs, an overview of what a wrap is, the product development and investment implications, and the current regulatory environment. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.