Description: Author discusses issues related to federal regulation of insurance.

Description: Full version of Small Talk Newsletter, October 2006, Issue No. 27.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 The panel explored the following question: With all the consolidation in the health insurance business, what can an actuary do to maintain marketability of his or her skills?

Description: This article on insurance regulation discusses the highlights of the Optional Federal Charter OFC – current developments, its opponents and proponents, accounting implications, and implications for small insurers.

Description: Discusses the use of ERM in the world of small insurance companies.

Description: The Actuarial Opinion Model Regulation AOMR Takes Center Stage by Norman E. Hill from The Financial Reporter, June 2000, Issue No. 42.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. This session presents various perspectives on RBC ratios, including pricing, solvency, and the view of company management.

Description: This article discusses the current status of the statutory move towards principle-based reserves, including implications for small insurance companies, noting that the outcome is certainly unclear.

Description: From the Record 1977 Vol. 3, No. 1, this presentation is from a concurrent session at the Society of Actuaries 1977 Regional Meeting, held in Atlanta March 31-April 1. The presenters at this session discuss the sources of funds for stock life insurance companies, including debt, capital, policyholders, and coinsurance, and the prioritization of the use of funds. “Enterprise risk exposure and management” and policyholder vs. shareholder dividend philosophy are additional topics.

Description: This article summarizes current regulatory activity discussed at the Spring 2009 meetings of the N.A.I.C. and the National Council of Insurance Legislators.