Description: Inaugural article in a series to share resources with other actuaries at smaller companies. This article will introduce the reader to the Academy's Life and Health Valuation Law Manual, an annual publication containing numerous references, notes and guidelines to help valuation actuaries complete their statutory regulatory work.

Description: Doing Illustration Actuary Testing over the Life of a Policy

Description: Read the June 2020 issue of Small Talk published by the Smaller Insurance Company Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: This article discusses how small companies, by staying simple and focused and not taking immeasurably disastrous risks, bring sanity to an insane world.

Description: Author highlights historical nonforfeiture and federal tax law changes, as they have impacted life product designs, in prognosticating about future product designs.

Description: Feature article discussing how to do a model update.

Description: After years of discussion and debate, PrinciplesBased Reserving (PBR) is finally a reality. Small insurance companies have a unique opportunity to decide between electing for the company-wide exemption or adopting the PBR methods. This article discusses the benefits and challenges of the options available to small insurers under VM-20 as well as best practices that have been found along the way.

Description: Read the September 2020 issue of Small Talk published by the Small Insurance Company Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: This is an article on avian flu and reinsurance as it relates to smaller insurance companies.

Description: The purpose of the article is to discuss the benefits of small policy purchases by seniors, describe the market and distribution for these small face amounts of life insurance, and demonstrate the dimensions of the market.