Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, Boston. This session addresed life and annuity sales illustrations. Topics included: • Current initiatives from various task forces including those of the AAA, NAIC, ACLI, NALU, and ASCLU. • Have illustrations taken on a life of their own? • What should be done about illustrations, especially by actuaries?

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting has former U.S. Senator Don Riegle speaking on the current government regime and an overview of banking and insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting discusses the current economic situation, demographics and insurance market in other countries. The discussion addresses such issues as the changes in laws and regulations, the economic climate, cultural environments, and other factors affecting insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: In session 115SM of the Washington Annual Meeting the speaker discusses the impact of recent tax law changes on the insurance business, and the implications for actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. Presenters discussed the proposed NAIC model regulations dealing with guaranteed investment contracts. Covered topics: 1. Products subject to regulations. 2. Reserving methodologies described in the regulation. 3. Assumptions. 4. Required actuarial certifications.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. This session reviewed the state of developments on the draft of the NAIC Model Investment Law.

Description: This presentation, session number 64PD, took place at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The panelists discuss the Society of Actuaries Life Experience Committee’s activities for the year 2000, and the retrospective analysis of X-factors and the role of reinsurers. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 2003 Washington D.C. Spring Meeting discusses an overview of the development of the 2001 CSO Mortality Table, how the 2001 CSO affects term and whole life products, the tax issues that will arise from adopting the new table and any unresolved issues. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 1, Session 81PD.

Description: From the 1985 Valuation Actuary Symposium A perspective on the role of the valuation actuary and how it has and will change in the USA, Canada, and the UK.

Description: This article consists of the Legal Notes from the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. The author summarizes recent insurance-related legal decisions.