Description: Panel members discuss the ways that their organizations make communication work among actuaries and investment staff. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 10OF of the Totonto Spring Meeting.

Description: In this session from the 2005 SOA New Orleans Meeting, panelists discuss the ever-growing range of credit-derivative instruments that are becoming available including credit default swaps - CDSs, replicated synthetic asset transaction - RSAT and synthetic collateral debt obligations - CDOs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 31, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers pending tax legislation with respect to life insurance companies, policyholder taxation and the current legislative outlook.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Discusses the status of the second phase of the AAA C-3 Risk project. This project is leading to an updated NAIC filing requirement and is a step toward fair value. The specific focus is on equity risk and bond funds in the distribution tails. Products covered include variable life and annuities.

Description: This 1978 session discussed Individual Life Products in the Employee Market including: 1. The current status of the Section 79 market 2. The Retired Life Reserve concept 3. Trends in deferred compensation products 4. Recent activity in key person and split dollar markets.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses unisex cost/non-smoker discounts, contingent benefits, indexed benefits, partial loss, guaranteed insurability, valuation standards and claim reserve estimation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4A

Description: Discussion on problems encountered in filling out the Schedule B and how to solve them. The session will cover reconciliation account, current liability calculations and suggestions for improvement. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries 1992, Vol.18, No. 1A.

Description: From session 76 CS at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999. Presenters demonstrate the potential risks of relying blindly on our models without sensitivity testing.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, San Francisco. This session was about the underwriting and health considerations associate with tobacco use. Detection techniques and cigarette smoking versus tobacco use were also addressed.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Spring Meeting discusses the PBGC's current financial status and its outlook for the future. Issues discussed include shutdown benefits, 4010 filings, floor-offset plans and PBGC variable premiums that have been impacted by current economic conditions. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 34pd.