Description: A discussion of, first, the three-year transition period for adopting principle-based reserves and how it might not apply to tax reserves, and second, the tax impact of adding investment options to in-force contracts.

Description: This is a book review of 'The Variable Annuity, Its Development, Its Environment and Its Future' by Paul A. Campbell. This attractively produced booklet will serve as a very good introduction to variable annuities for all approaching the subject from a general insurance background. The copious references included should also make it of use to an actuary dealing with variable annuities.

Description: The article compares China's variable annuities with India's NAV guaranteed ULIPs. Both of them mostly working on CPPI. The comparison is mainly focused on market competition landscape, unit-linked business market share, incentives of introducing the product, and the macro-economic environment in the two countries.

Description: This article discusses Variable Annuity products with significant guaranteed minimum benefits, and hedging strategies used by insurers due to the mark to market accounting requirements for these liabilities under GAAP. It focuses in particular on delta-hedging and the implications of the 2008 market volatility.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting examines product features, reserving practices, Regulation GGG and variable annuities, RBC, and surplus management issues surrounding variable products. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: This panel discussion reviews various viewpoints, actuary's, agent's, and regulator's views on equity products. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 20, Pt. 2, No. 60.

Description: This session 104PD of the Toronto Spring Meeting examines that there is a lot of talk about private placement life insurance, sold both offshore and onshore. This session examines the private placement of high-net-worth market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 104PD

Description: While our ability to access and analyze large quantities of data is better than ever, many long-term products suffer from sparse data in critical risk areas, such as deep in-the-money lapse experience and long-term utilization rates for income guarantees. The presenters will explore industry-level annuity experience data for these types of situations, and discuss quantitative approaches to addressing them in pricing and other applications.

Description: In session 11 PD of the Washington Annual Meeting panelist discuss major issues relating to variable products including life and annuities. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This article summarizes information on the regulatory aspects of variable annuities, both federal and state, and offers thoughts on corporate structure, product, marketing and sales commissions.