Description: This session from the 1993 Valuation Actuary Symposium looks at an overview of developments in 1993 including a regulator's viewpoint of various valuation actuary issues, an update on the valuation actuary and health insurance, current developments in reinsurance that should be considered in the valuation process and a sample actuarial opinion and memorandum.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting explores reinsurance from the ceding company's perspective including a view from a large, medium and small insurance company. Topics include reasons to reinsure, factors in the reinsurance process, how to select a reinsurer and changes in the process. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: State insurance regulators discuss transfer of risk, letters of credit, surplus relief, mirror reserving, offshore reinsurance, and accounting credit for reinsurance. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 4B.

Description: This presentation, session number 7PD, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 24-25 in Atlanta. Panelists discuss proposed new U.S. and Canadian requirements and ramifications for variable annuities with guaranteed minimum death, income, and maturity benefits. Ways to assess and reduce the economic risk, reserves, and capital requirements are also discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting discusses a range of issues relating to the life, accident and health reinsurance markets in Europe, Central and South America, and the Far East. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session number 21OF, from the 2002 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 19-20 in Lake Buena Vista, FL. In this open forum, the panelists address the requirements under statutory codification, and the approaches being used to meet these requirements. Topics include policy classification, deferred taxes, disclosure, state differences, and implementation issues. Discussion from participants is included.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting examines the possible state of the reinsurance marketplace in the year 2000. Focus is on the purpose and role of reinsurance in the future, globalization, and the role of the actuary.

Description: This reinsurance refresh session will review different types of reinsurance, main reinsurance regulations and resources, key reinsurance treaty provisions, as well as recent developments in reinsurance. We will also introduce LEARN, an education initiative sponsored by the SOA Reinsurance Section to help improve communication with regulators.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists discuss the design and pricing of immediate annuities, as well as related topics including reserving issues, asset strategies, asset/liability matching, reinsurance considerations, and NAIC Actuarial Guidelines IX-A and IX-B. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session number 45OF, from the 1999 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 23-24 in Los Angeles. In this session, the panelists provide an update on the current uses of reinsurance, including term insurance, mortality stabilization, earnings volatility stabilization, variable life and annuities and other investment-oriented products, health insurance, and nontraditional uses. They discuss uses of reinsurance for specific products and lines of business, reinsurance as a financial tool, and due diligence issues in selecting reinsurers. Statutory and GAAP accounting considerations are presented. Discussion from participants is included.