Description: In session 119 CS of the Washington Annual Meeting panelists discuss techniques for analyzing and developing investment strategies based on the mathematical approach of linear programming are presented. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: Panelists provide a big picture overview of the M&A process and the roles of the actuary, investment banker, outside counsel, accountants, acquirer and seller. Includes a discussion on actuarial appraisals, ASOP 19 and due diligence. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 1, Session 94

Description: In session 69PD of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists discuss the proposed/adopted versions of the new NAIC model investment law, and their potential financial and investment strategy impact on insurance companies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: This session discussion is about communications between the actuary and the investment officer and his department. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: Discusses the importance of coordinating the trends in investment markets with product characteristics, investment strategies, and asset modeling. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Description: The academy generator is widely applied in actuarial practice. Initially confined to regulatory reserving, companies are increasingly using the AAA/SOA generator over an ever widening range of applications testing the limits of the academy generator's intended function. The session will give a brief overview of the academy generator and the asset classes it can be used to model. It will also analyze the statistical properties of the academy scenarios and discuss the scenarios relative to standard validation criterion. Some of the challenges that actuaries face in using this framework will be reviewed and options for addressing these challenges will be offered.

Description: This session at the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting focuses on the issues involved in building a scenario generator. It covers the data set used to develop and calibrate the generator as well as a discussion of different approaches and their features. Implementation is addressed along with potential pitfalls.

Description: 1999 SOA Regional Meeting, Atlanta. In this session on financial performance measurement in life insurance companies, the panelists discussed: 1. Value-added financial analysis. 2. Performance management using transfer pricing. 3. Investment benchmarking.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Spring Meeting has a panel of investment experts that answer investment-related questions from the audience including investment policy for long term care insurance, asset allocation and derivatives. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: Infrastructure investments are growing as an asset class in institutional portfolios because they present significant diversification benefits to investors, and importantly for pension plans, typically represent long-term projects. Infrastructure presents a unique opportunity for investors interested in long-duration products that help match liabilities. This session outlines the structure of infrastructure deals, how investments can be made through either equity or debt financing, the importance of ESG, and how to incorporate infrastructure in an institutional portfolio.