Description: Panelists discuss SEC and state regulatory developments, variable-market sales and distribution trends, profitability of variable products, and the variable insurance market from the broader perspective of the financial-services marketplace. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting reviews the effects on term insurance product design of reserve requirements resulting from the NAIC's XXX and New York Regulation 147 and the pricing implications on term and universal life UL. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

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 various topics and issues related to products marketed through the financial services industry, including the products sold and how they are distributed, the future of such marketing arrangements, whether banks and stockbrokers are a growth market, and the risks/returns to insurance companies. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, San Francisco. In this session about annuities, topics discussed included product design, regulatory, marketplace, compensation, and pricing issues.

Description: From session 63 PD at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999 Impact of Regulatory Uncertainty on Product Innovation. Impact of XXX on product design and reserves also discussed. These are Charts 1 & 2 from that session. See separate document for discussion from this presentation.

Description: From session 63 PD at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999, Impact of Regulatory Uncertainty on Product Innovation. Also discussed is the impact of XXX on policy design and reserves. This is Charts 3 and 4 from that preentation. See separate document for narrative from the presentation.

Description: This presentation is an open forum from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The focus from the panelists is on emerging trends and issues as they relate to the current market environment, discussing new products on the horizon, including market-value adjusted products, income products, and variable products, the importance of due diligence, and in-force annuity management. The panelists emphasize the importance of the public’s perception of and confidence in the insurance industry. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

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: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting has former U.S. Senator Don Riegle speaking on the current government regime and an overview of banking and insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Discusses product design and pricing, market penetration, hedging and other investment strategies, and valuation issues.