Description: A controversial alternative to ERISA/FASB actuarial cost methods and assumptions is presented as a challenge from the discipline of financial economics. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 37PD of the Dallas Spring Meeting.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists discuss securitization of assets as dividing future cash flows into tranches, which are then sold to insurance companies and pension funds. The cash flow traits of collateralized mortgage obligations, collateralized bond obligations, and asset backed securities based on automobile loans, credit cards, and receivables are discussed. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: This session 151TS of the New Orleans Spring Meetinguses real life examples to demonstrate the more complex collateral types and structures and the risks and rewards of these financial instruments. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3.

Description: 1992 SOA Regional Meeting, Anaheim. In this panel discussion of the evaluation of the adequacy of capital, the speakers addressed the NAIC risk-based capital proposal, rating agency techniques, and valuation actuary views.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting covers the dollars-at-risk, or value at risk, system for risk management in the banking industry and the applicability of this system in the insurance industry. It also covers a practical example of using dollars-at-risk at an insurance company. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: This session from the 1983 Spring Meeting is a panel discussion presented by the SOA's Futurism Section. The theme of the meeting is Competitive Strategies and in particular forecasting and the use of strategic planning for resource allocation.

Description: This session discusses how floating rate funding agreements, which have put options or short maturities, became an important product for many insurers in the 1990s. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 29PD.

Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session addressed the asset valuation reserve, the interest maintenance reserve, the RBC requirements, and the impact on the company's investment strategies of these reserves.

Description: Discusses the financial-guarantee insurance industry, including: [1] a brief history, [2] types of coverage offered, [3] pricing, reserving, and equity considerations, and [4] applicable regulation. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4B.

Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session discussed the 1992 status of NAIC risked-based capital. Topics included: 1. An update of the formula and the model law. 2. The regulatory viewpoint, which addressed the need for RBC and how the model law was to be implemented. 3. The rating agency viewpoint on RBC and its use.