Description: A book review of 'Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best…and Learn from the Worst'

Description: Excel spreadsheet example of GAAP calculations for a Universal life plan showing reserves and DAC under FAS97 . Also shown is an unlocking example from this session of the 2010 U.S GAAP & IFRS conference in New York.

Description: Excel spreadsheet showing a FAS 133 numeric example from this session of the 2010 U.S. GAAP & IFRS conference held in New YorkProduct.

Description: This is the traditional life excel spreadsheet example from this presentation on GAAP for traditional products under FAS60. This was part of the U.S. GAAP & IFRS: Today and Tomorrow conference held in New York in September of 2010.

Description: The Revenue Act of 1987 amended section 807d2B of the Internal Revenue Code. It established the interest rate used in the calculation of tax reserves to be the greater of the applicable federal interest rate or the prevailing maximum statutory valuation rate for the contract’s calendar year of issue. The amendment is effective for contracts issued in tax years beginning after December 31, 1987. This document shows all the applicable federal interest rates from 1998 - 2009.

Description: The Individual Life Experience Committee has completed their latest report on intercompany mortality experience by amount of insurance under standard individually underwritten issues. This study includes policy years 2002–04. Also included is information on the Milliman extension to the 1975–80 Basic Tables and an Excel spreadsheet with the values used in the above. This is that Excel Spreadsheet for the Milliman extension to the 1975-80 Basic Tables.

Description: The Health Section Research Team is pleased to make available the following research study and Excel model that provide a framework for estimating the financial impact of health plan provider network risk. The research was conducted by the Denver office of Milliman, Inc. The Excel workbook allows the user to assess cost implications of aspects of network risk under various assumptions. The assumptions in the workbook can be altered by the user and be applied to test a range of scenarios.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Group Annuity Experience Committee has completed this report which presents the 2001-2002 calendar-year experience of retired individuals in the United States who are covered under group pension contracts. For the first time, the committee has presented the results in pivot table format. This is that pivot table of the 2001–02 Group Annuity Experience Report. Please see the SOA website experience studies for the full report.