Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting discusses how investment policies and strategies for pension funds are often developed independently of liability considerations. This session looks at the probable mismatch of asset and liability cash flows, the extent of problem, the actuarial concern with certification of assets and structuring the fund to recognize the relationship between assets and liabilities.

Description: Presented at May 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed: How investment policy should be developed, Role of the actuary and the investment officer, Role of the pricing actuary and the valuation actuary, Liquidity considerations, Tax considerations, Capital loss constraints, Process for changing strategy as the economy and company circumstances change.

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 determining an optimal investment strategy in the current economic environment, taking into account prospects for the future, and how investment decisions are affected by product features. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting discusses investment strategy, new investment instruments, investment strategy for flexible cash value policies, investment strategy for traditional policies and an example of investment strategy for a SPDA. Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 4

Description: Panelists discuss: [1] a way to study interest-rate risk using stochastic methods, [2] a conceptual framework needed to evaluate the suitability of an investment strategy for insurance liabilities, and [3] how one company [Capital Holding] develops investment strategies and asset/liability management policies. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion looked at investment philosophy and strategy for insurance companies. Discussion focused on criteria for choosing investments, the effect of an inflationary environment, and investment needs of various product lines.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting discusses the development of an investment strategy for a single premium deferred annuity product including liability modeling, risk measurement and management and product features. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: This panel discussion from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting examines investment strategies as an integral part of the company's marketing operation. It addresses possible investment strategies for the single premium deferred annuity - SPDA, financial futures and managing the existing portfolio.

Description: This panel discussion looked at investment philosophy and strategy for insurance companies. Discussion focused on the matching of assets and liabilities, the effect of an inflationary environment, and performance measurement for investment results.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists discuss determining an optimal investment strategy in the current economic environment, taking into account prospects for the future, and how investment decisions are affected by product features. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.