Description: This session 160 TS of the 2001 SOA Annual Meeting explains Guaranteed minimum income benefits GMIBs, guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits GMABs, guaranteed minimum death benefits GMDBs, and death benefits designed to cover the approximate income tax on the gain in the contract all provide additional protection for the purchaser, but they may also bring added risk to the insurer. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 160TS.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting discusses constructing and using a comprehensive, credible risk management system with a concentration on C-3 risk. It also covers an example of option adjusted spread analysis for a single premium deferred annuity SPDA. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. Discusses the latest additions to the Handbook, recent developments/requirements in Canada, and current research to support the Dynamic Financial Condition Analysis Handbook.

Description: From session 23PD at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000. Panelists discuss various techniques employed by insurers for managing the risks inherent in their variable annuity portfolios.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting presents their approach to an integrated risk management framework that assesses the level of risk in the organization and where it lies on the balance sheet.

Description: This session 75PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting analyzes derivatives contained in various insurance products and techniques used to hedge the derivative exposure. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 75PD.

Description: This session from the Washington Spring Meeting provides an update on variable annuity VA riders, including guaranteed minimum death benefits GMDBs, guaranteed minimum income benefits GMIBs, guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits GMABs and guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits GMWBs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 1, Session 21pd.

Description: Presented at May 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about how much surplus is needed, how it is determined, treatment of participating policyholders, approaches for measurement, and regulatory and professional body requirements affecting surplus relief reinsurance.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. Inability to quantify the volatility in individual disability income insurance is one of the key reasons for loss experiences in the industry. Discussion covers: volatility measures for reserving, application of reserve adequacy criteria under various plan designs, application of volatility measures to pricing, and a test of the effectiveness of volatility measures.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This session presents and discusses the NAIC's model bill for risk-based capital as it relates to health insurance.