Description: Author identifies the issues, especially as they relate to smaller insurers, and then lists some provisions of current pending federal legislation.

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

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting discuss opportunities to discuss and influence state legislative and regulatory activity from the standpoint of a small insurance company. Activities within the ACLI and HIAA as well as the role of the Small Company Section of the SOA newsletter are discussed.

Description: This article is about Transactions papers and tips for authors. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 2

Description: This article highlights GRET, the Generally Recognized Expense Table, which was included in the Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation. From Small Talk Newsletter, November 2005, Issue No. 25.

Description: Two valuation proposals have occupied the regulatory agenda this year—the ACLI Interim Proposal and SVL II or the Principles Based Approach PBA to reserving. This article summarizes the ACLI Interim Proposal to the current Standard Valuation Law which allows a new preferred mortality table to be used and changes Actuarial Guideline 38 to allow lapse.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting presents an overview of the annuity market, discussion of various annuity product designs including CD annuities, modified guarantee plans, split annuities, and TSA plans, and distribution issues.