Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting discusses the professional responsibilities of the actuary when operating in different environments, markets and countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: This presentation is an Interactive Forum, session number 20IF, from the 1999 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 23-24 in Los Angeles. The panelists discuss the American Academy’s Valuation Task Force and its committees working on the proposal to revise the Standard Valuation Law, referred to as the Unified Valuation Law [UVL], to update participants as to the status of the committees’ work. They provide a description of the activities currently taking place, and an update of where the revisions process stands and what the next steps are. The current system versus what is proposed are discussed, including concerns of regulators. Discussion from participants is included.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 Company representatives and state insurance department representatives addressed issues faced by companies in complying with the form-filing process. In addition, they offered suggestions and guidance in expediting policy form approvals.

Description: In this increasingly global economy, actuaries frequently find themselves in situations involving cross-border practice. This is particularly true for U.S. and Canadian actuaries. This article is about recent agreements and discussions among the U.S. actuarial organizations and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries [CIA] that clarify how the various actuarial standards apply to cross-border activities.

Description: The August/September 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: How is Your Management Quotient? by Stephen N. Patzman from The Financial Reporter, May 1999, Issue No. 39.

Description: The vice president of Professional Services for the SOA gives an overview of the activities in his area.

Description: This article announces that the Society Board has reaffirmed its desire to adopt actuarial principles as statements of opinion by forming a new Committee on Actuarial Principles. The types of principles considered are Basic Principles, Methodology Principles = Techniques, and Behavioral Principles = Standards of Practice.

Description: 2003 Valuation Actuary Symposium, San Diego, CA. This teaching session described current risk mitigation techniques and their impact upon valuation systems. Topics included: 1. Hedging mechanisms. 2. Policy updates. 3. Regulatory relief. 4. Anticipating evolution of GAAP measurement. 5. Product quarantine. 6. Realistic assumption changes, 7. Maximizing return and minimizing litigation.

Description: Discusses what triggered the Morris review, what it found, and what it might mean to the actuarial profession in the UK.