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  • Stop Loss Product Reserving: Reserving for Stop Loss in a Soft Market
    Reserve Practices for a Reinsurer Compared to a Direct Writer The following are some of the reserving ... actuary at a stop loss reinsurer has compared to a direct writer of stop loss. STOP LOSS PRODUCT RESERVING: ...

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    • Authors: Daniel Wolak
    • Date: Aug 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Reinsurance>Health reinsurance; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance; Reinsurance>Stop-loss insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Buyouts
    total removal of the business, with the name of the direct writer no longer on the contract, there's an immediate ... auditors told us. One of the other advantages to the direct writer is freeing up capital. The risk- based capital ...

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    • Authors: Michael Gabon, Stephen Mitchell, Daniel D Skwire
    • Date: Oct 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Disability insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance
  • Where Have You Gone, Formula Reserves? Update on Principles-Based Reserves for Life Insurance
    Where Have You Gone, Formula Reserves? Update on Principles-Based Reserves for Life Insurance ... marketplace and product design changes for consumers, direct writers and reinsurers. As PBR takes firmer shape ...

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    • Authors: Richard Daillak
    • Date: Aug 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance
  • Minimum Garanteed Benefits of Variable Annuities
    all the guarantees. AG 34, which was MMM, takes care of the reserves for the variable guaranteed minimum ... FLOOR: The second question is, is that true for a direct writer of these contracts or just from a reinsurer’s ...

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    • Authors: Franklin Clapper, Kerry Krantz, John M O'Sullivan, Stephen A J Sedlak, Cindy Barnard, Charles Dana Tatro
    • Date: Sep 2000
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Annuities>Variable annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Public Policy; Reinsurance>Financial reporting for reinsurance; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance
  • Actuaries Hold A Strong Hand In The Solvency Game
    Actuaries Hold A Strong Hand In The Solvency Game Discussion of solvency problems and the actuary's ... and some form of return on equity (ROE) as the primary measure of profit. “Equity” for this purpose ...

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    • Authors: John Palmer
    • Date: Nov 1993
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Public Policy; Reinsurance>Pricing - Reinsurance; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance
  • GAAP Accounting for Reinsurance Accepted
    Accordingly, many pro- cedures which are applicable to direct insurance are also applicable here. However, the ... with revenue? The above reasoning would apply to direct business where the premiums vary, as in graded ...

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    • Authors: Frank Klinzman, Richard S Robertson
    • Date: Oct 1975
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Reinsurance>Financial reporting for reinsurance; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance
  • Health Valuation Issues: Nontraditional Health Products
    and then it all wraps around a particular managed care contract and becomes trickier. In terms of looking ... times, it doesn’t follow the underlying managed care contract that it is wrapping around. With that ...

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    • Authors: John Mange, David Wilson, John S Cathcart
    • Date: Jun 2002
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Critical illness insurance; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance; Reinsurance>Stop-loss insurance