Description: Presentation from the 41st Actuarial Research Conference with the main topic of analyzing the life insurance industry.

Description: A discussion of the possible effort required and impacts resulting from the implementation of C3 Phase II for establishing risk-based capital for variable annuities. This article will describe practical considerations gleaned from actual valuation calculations recently performed by a consulting firm.

Description: The article explores impact of resetting cap vs static cap choice for the GLWB rider for a Fixed Index Annuity for a Point to Point. Moreover, analysis of a Monthly Sum Cap is provided showing impacts of particular choices of market models (e.g. Black, Heston, Bates) used to price this deal.

Description: This article deals with enterprise risk management and how the techniques contained within the discipline can help prevent unforeseen large mistakes in strategy, product design, and product management

Description: Provides a metric based on the concept of "entropy" from information theory/signal processing, for modifying a stochastic scenario set to meet pre-defined targets on average across the set. Explains the concept and develops it in simple examples. Illustrates why an optimal adjustment to the scenario set is one that maximizes entropy. Provides guidelines to limit use of the technique appropriately and avoid invalid application of the tool.

Description: Explores the open vs. closed systems debate with regards to actuarial modeling and exposes the over-simplification. Valuable for anyone who uses models.

Description: The article describes the key components of actuarial model, leading practices in designing them, and characteristics of well-built models.