Description: Panelists provide an educational description of Lloyd's of London, including its Equitas reconstruction and renewal program. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting covers the dollars-at-risk, or value at risk, system for risk management in the banking industry and the applicability of this system in the insurance industry. It also covers a practical example of using dollars-at-risk at an insurance company. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: This is a panel discussion sesssion on life insurance company cash flow issues under 1980's economic conditions, i.e. inflation, and how they affect various product lines. U.S., Canadian and U.K. perspectives are discussed.

Description: This session at the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting addresses how to objectively measure a portfolio manager's investment performance, evaluate relevancy of market indices as performance benchmarks for insurance liabilities, and successfully benchmark performance against insurance liabilities.

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: In session 74 PD of the New York Annual Meeting panelists examine the necessary steps to ensure that both customers and boards are comfortable with the investment activities of mutual fund managers. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This session discussion is about the actuary should be aware of techniques that are available to compare the expected returns from many different types of investments. Understanding these techniques will assist the actuary in pricing many of today's insurance products as well as measuring their ongoing profitability. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: This session at the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting discusses strategic planning for an actuarial consulting firm or any other type of company with a focus on changing with the times and capturing new opportunities.

Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. This panel expanded on earlier research to examine the potential costs of long-term guarantees, transfer risk modeling techniques, and the formulation of practical strategies to manage investment accumulation products.

Description: 1999 SOA Spring Meeting, Atlanta. This session addressed the risks and potential costs of long-term guarantees in some insurance products. Topics included: · Guaranteed annuity purchase rates - how close are current rates to the guarantees? · Guaranteed minimum credited rates. · Guaranteed bonus rates.