Description: The following commentary, after highlighting the strong linkage that currently exists between valuation reserves and nonforfeiture value requirements, discusses the origins of this relationship. It is concluded that this linkage is undesirable and should be severed. Editor’s Note: This report was prepared for use by the Committee on Non-forfeiture Values. Mr. Gardner is Vice Chairman of the Committee.

Description: This paper is from the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. It was presented at the 1956 Spring Meetings of the Society of Actuaries for discussion. The author presents and discusses the provisions of typical agents’ and general agents’ retirement plans. The author then discusses the cost limitations of section 213 of the New York Insurance Law as they apply to agents’ compensation in general, and retirement plans in particular, including a technique acceptable to the New York Insurance Department for demonstrating compliance. The author demonstrates the practical application of this technique with a model submission.

Description: A discussion of life insurance securitizations and how they can be structured to provide surplus relief associated with onerous reserve requirements.

Description: This panel discussion focuses on valuation and nonforfeiture developments. Topics covered include purpose of Society's Committee on Valuation and Related Problems, current valuation regulatory developments, industry studies in the United States, report of the Society's Special Committee on Nonforfeiture Laws, annuity nonforfeiture values, and sex-distinct mortality tables for valuation and nonforfeiture purposes.

Description: Observations from the author's experiences auditing blocks of LTCI business.

Description: On Dec. 29, 1973 President Nixon signed into law the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973, which authorizes $375 million to be used by the DHEW to stimulate the establishment and development of HMO's over the next five years. This article describes the status of the regulations and the development of additional HMO's.

Description: Discussion of the insurance industry in Ireland and the related regulatory and tax issues.

Description: Describes the risk-based capital measure adopted in Switzerland.

Description: This article describes some implications of increasing government intervention in the industry, such as the potential to eliminate the industry's ability to classify risk due to anti-discrimination laws and pressure to expand social 'insurance' programs

Description: A committee chaired by former Prime Minister, Sir Harold Wilson, has published its findings from a study on the functioning of British financial institutions and their value to the economy. This article reports on five of the report's topics that are of special interest to actuaries.