Description: This table of contents from the Record Vol. 17, No. 4A, is a partial listing of sessions form the Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23, 1991 in Toronto. The rest of the sessions are in the Record Vol. 17, No. 4B.

Description: Discusses the current status of the valuation actuary concept and regulatory requirements. Also includes historical development of the valuation actuary movement. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 3.

Description: Presented at May 1985 Spring Meeting. Discusses: Statutory annual statement, Statement of actuarial opinion for interest-indexed universal life insurance, American Academy of Actuaries Financial Reporting Recommendation 7, Statement of opinion required by New York State for annuity products, Other required statements of actuarial opinion, The Valuation Actuary, Practical techniques and actual experiences.

Description: This table of contents from the Record Vol. 17, No. 3B, is a partial listing of sessions form the Colorado Springs Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5, 1991. The rest of the sessions are in the Record Vol. 17, No. 3A.

Description: Presented at May 1986 Spring Meeting. The main objective of this session is to let you know just how wide the range of activities is for actuaries and to discuss how an actuary can find his niche in this broad spectrum of activity and pick out that nontraditional role that will make him happy and that will be rewarding and exciting.

Description: Presented at May 2005 Spring Meeting. Panelists discuss the importance of actuarial research, how and what to do, researching the literature, statistical tests of significance, writing a research report and how to get published.

Description: Panelists discuss recent developments in: Guaranteed Investment Contract [GIC] products, annuities for terminations of pension plans [terminal funding], settlement of obligations under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 88 [FAS 88], and separate accounts and portfolio insurance. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: Discusses professional statutory valuation standards, provides an update on the proposal of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Life and Health Actuarial Task Force [LHATF], and discusses minimum state requirements and federal income tax deductibility for reserves. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 1.

Description: Panelists discuss the Interim Actuarial Standards Board [IASB] recommendations, ratified by the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Actuaries and effective January 1987, concerning the determination or re-determination of non-guaranteed charges and/or benefits for life insurance and annuity contracts. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 4B.

Description: Discusses plan design and funding issues – for small and large plans – arising from changes to the Section 415 limits, including: transition rules, adjustments to the $90,000 limit, combined-plan limits, top-heavy plans, and problem-solving. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 1.