Description: Presenters discuss recent developments, especially in the U.S., that are not being covered at other pension sessions. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: This session discussion is about synchronization of crediting rates and investment strategies. What are the mechanisms for achieving coordination? How is the process affected by the insurance market? By the capital market? What is the effect of policy design? From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3B.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses the Valuation Actuary, the changing role and the actuarial opinion. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4B

Description: Discusses the pricing issues that, if handled successfully, pave the way for a solid statement of actuarial opinion: coordinating pricing and valuation roles, communicating product specifications, setting mutually acceptable assumptions, reflecting risk in pricing and valuation, coordinating investment policy and interest-crediting policy, and anticipating a volatile economic environment. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, San Francisco. In this session, which was part lecture and park audience participation, the human side of re-engineering was explored. Topics included: • Involving persons beyond the immediate department in the planning process. • Developing an implementation plan. • Building trust and understanding. • Understanding resistance and overcoming it. • Recognizing that re-engineering is a long-term process.

Description: 2004 SOA Annual Meeting and Exhibit, New York. In this discussion, panelists looked at the economic cost of guarantees in VA products and explored some of the methods, concentrating on hedging, that companies are using to manage their exposures.

Description: This presentation, session number 91F, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 24-25 in Atlanta. The panelists discuss questions raised by the intent of several U.S. and Canadian insurers to reorganize, within permitted regulations, to access capital and further their companies’ growth. The discussion looks at considerations for domestic and multinational insurers based in other countries, including regulatory matters. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 1.

Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. This panel expanded on earlier research to examine the potential costs of long-term guarantees, transfer risk modeling techniques, and the formulation of practical strategies to manage investment accumulation products.

Description: This panel discussion session focuses on the financial security of retirees including examining the role of personal savings in meeting the financial security needs of retirees. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 6, No. 4.

Description: This discussion examines non-traditional pension plan terminations, particularly those plans which have a reversion of assets. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 9, No. 4.