Description: An update on the principle-based reserves (PBR) process and possible valuation manual adoption, with recommendations to actuaries on how to prepare.

Description: From the 1985 Valuation Actuary Symposium. A discussion of the principles that should be part of a life insurance valuation. Also discussion of emerging actuarial professional standards of practice and regulatory requirements with respect to methodology for assessing reserve adequacy.

Description: Changes to AG 43 and what that might mean for tax purposes. Also, summary of IRS Notice 2016-63 (provides safe harbor tax guidance on use of 2017 CSO tables).

Description: December 2015 issue of The Financial Reporter

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss strategies employed in Canada and the United States to restructure life insurance costs. They discuss levelized commissions and commission financing, joint ventures and reinsurance, ‘sale’ of strain and loads, statutory liability review, and the effect of tax law changes, including the ‘DAC tax.’ Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: The article highlights key considerations as companies begin to reserve for their IUL products under PBR.

Description: Summarizes the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts report on Life Insurance Earnings Adjustment, which was prompte by recognition of the need for a standard, reliable method for adjusting statutory earnings to provide a better indication of the true earnings of a life insurer.

Description: From the 1986 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Washington DC in October 1986 Discussion of emerging practice and regulations of the NAIC and New York Insurance Department with respect to requirements placed on the methods and assumptions used by the valuation actuary in producing the support for the Actuarial Opinion as to the adequacy of reserves for life insurance companies

Description: Update on recent changes made, and proposed new changes, to Asset Valuation Reserve, AVR, and Interest Maintenance Reserve, IMR.

Description: From the 1986 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Washington DC in October 1986 A summary of the history, current, and anticipated direction of future regulatory requirements applicable to the role and methodologies of the Valuation Actuary in the USA and Canada.