Description: Discusses status of compliance with NAIC Annual Statement Blank requirement, survey of regulatory responses to interrogations, comments of the American Academy of Actuaries Task Force on first year results, and use of non-guaranteed elements in sales presentations. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting is about techniques, methods, and assumptions for projecting cash flows for reserve analysis with emphasis on year-end reporting and communicating results. New York Regulation 126, proposed changes to the Standard Valuation Law, and actuarial standards of practice are discussed.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss strategies employed in Canada and the United States to restructure life insurance costs. They discuss levelized commissions and commission financing, joint ventures and reinsurance, ‘sale’ of strain and loads, statutory liability review, and the effect of tax law changes, including the ‘DAC tax.’ Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. Actuaries doing reserve testing under new valuation standards face decisions as to how to test for the C-1 or asset default risk. Related topics discussed: 1. The different purposes of evaluating C-1 risk. 2. Some of the evaluation methodologies used. 3. The sources of data to make your assumptions. 4. Some real-life issues and problems, focusing specifically on mortgage loans. 5. An overview of the Society's Credit Risk Study which looked at private placement and mortgage loan credit losses. 6. Practical considerations in modeling C-1 risk and living up to the applicable professional standards.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This session provides an update on current annuity financial reporting topics, including: status of annuity valuation law revisions and proposed Actuarial Guideline GGG.

Description: In session 148PD of the Washungton Annual Meeting the Panel discusses changes in current accounting practices and identifies issues that might directly impact actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This presentation, session number 6PD, took place at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The panelists discuss recent and potential developments in statutory reserving for annuity products, including reserves for variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits, NAIC Actuarial Guidelines 33, 34, and 35, new annuity valuation table update, proposed revisions to NAIC Actuarial Guideline 9-A on substandard annuity reserves, reserves for annuities linking returns to general account asset pools, reserves for guaranteed investment contracts with bailouts triggered by downgrades, changes to NAIC Model Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Regulation, and unified valuation system update. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Discusses the proposed new valuation table and how it affects future product development and design.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. Discusses recent developments - regulatory and professional: valuation/appointed actuary evolution and responsibilities, solvency testing and reserve margins, capital requirements.

Description: Discusses the current status of the valuation actuary concept and regulatory requirements. Also includes historical development of the valuation actuary movement. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 3.