Description: Panelists in this session 27TS of the Montreal Spring Meeting discuss the basic fundamentals of life reinsurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: In session 70PD of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists discuss tax, statutory, and GAAP accounting issues relating to equity-indexed annuities EIAs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: Panelists discuss recent actions and proposals in regard to U. S. Social Security and the Canadian Pension Plan CPP, including, -considerations in 'privatizing' social security programs, -the introduction of the new Canadian 'Seniors' Benefits', -a framework for analyzing Social Security options, and -the impact of changes in Social Security on early and normal retirement ages. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: In session 136 PD of the Washington annual Meeting panelists discuss various methods for measuring investment performance and benchmarking investment performance against liabilities. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: In session 140 PD of the Washington Annual Meeting panelists discuss issues related to equity-indexed annuity EIA products. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: Panelists define the various provider-centered managed-health-care entities and discuss the differences among them. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This panel of session 3PD of the Washington Annual Meeting discusses a range of topics which fall under a new professional label of financial engineer, and how this role relates to the role of the actuary. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss recent developments in the area of fair-value financial reporting for life insurers – specifically, the exposure draft of 'Using Cash-Flow Information,' the concept of entity-specific value, and the fair value of liabilities. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: Panel discusses securitization as a popular method for improving returns and clearing up balance sheets. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3., Session 74 PD of the Washington Annual Meeting

Description: Panelists and audience engage in a discussion about how to address – and how not to address – the basic financial-income needs of people in the U.S. after they have retired from a productive work life. Considers the current Social Security system in the U.S. and the systems in other countries. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.