Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Discusses recent changes in the Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Regulation, the ways in which the new requirements can be fulfilled, and the use of asset-adequacy analysis in other areas of the company.

Description: This panel discussed studies of the risk of loss due to changes in the interest rate environment. It addressed why the C-3 risk is important and how inflation and stability in interest rates can affect the financial soundness of life insurance companies. There was also a discussion of the theoretical work being carried out to calibrate the C-3 risk of variation in interest rates and to what extent the valuation actuary can properly recognize the risk of loss from changes in the interest rate environment within the framework of valuations laws and regulations.

Description: Discusses revenue accounting, use of budgets, automating annual statement work, and reserve calculations for interim statements.

Description: Panelists discuss the background and history behind NAIC Guideline 33, including changes from the original AG 33 to the new one. Also included are numerical and graphical examples to illustrate the intent of the new Guideline 33. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: From the 1985 Valuation Actuary Symposium A review of the process involved in making an actuarial opinion and in developing the related actuarial report to management. This was accomplished through a case study approach, specifically covering a universal life product.

Description: From a session at the 2002 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, September 19–20, 2002 Discussion of issues and the impact of current statutory valuation requirements for life insurance policies. Requirements covered include the Actuarial Standard of Practice on XXX, Actuarial Guideline AXXX, and Actuarial Guidelines 36 and 37. Products and issues discussed include nonlevel premium or nonlevel benefit insurance e.g., selective term, universal life with secondary guarantees or shadow accounts, determination of X factors, interpretation issues regarding XXX, variable life, and variable universal life, equity-indexed universal life, and the new CSO mortality table.

Description: Presented at September 1995 Valuation Actuary Symposium. This session will go over the confusing reconciliation requirements which appointed actuaries have to comply with before signing off on the actuarial opinion.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. Panelists discuss the impacts on preparing reserves and an Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum caused by differing reserve requirements in each state.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. Discusses statutory and GAAP accounting alternatives for Universal Life, Variable Products, Flexible Premium Annuity and Single Premium Deferred Annuity.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. Discusses 3 papers: 'Report on Reserve Standards for Individual and Group Health Insurance Contracts' by the AAA Committee on Health, 'Reserve Principles for Individual Health Insurance' by the Committee for Accident and Health, and 'Structure for Consideration of Health Coverage Valuation Standards' by an NAIC Health Subcommittee of Standing Technical Advisory Group.