Description: Article from The Actuary January 1993 Volume 27, No. 1 highlights accomplishments of actuaries.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists start their discussion with an overview of the history of actuarial standards, and the operations of the Actuarial Standards Board, ‘ASB,” the autonomous body responsible for setting standards of practice. The discussion covers standards affecting insurance company actuaries and consultants, and the value and impact of standards on the actuary's work. Panelists also suggest areas where additional standards are needed. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses the Valuation Actuary, the changing role and the actuarial opinion. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4B

Description: This 1977 session discusses management of the actuarial resource, primarily in Life Insurance Companies. It includes questions such as: 1. What is an Actuary and What is his Function in a Life Insurance Company? 2. Is there a place for the highly skilled technician who does not care to manage people?

Description: Presented at May 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed: Role of solvency surveillance, Role of the valuation actuary, Role of reinsurance, Role of integrated financial services, Role of the American Academy of Actuaries Committees on Life Insurance Company Financial Reporting Principles and on Property and Liability Insurance Financial Reporting Principles.

Description: This is a discussion about the Opinion No. 8 Bulletin on accounting for the cost of pension plans that was recently issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the effect this bulletin will have on the preparation of actuarial valuations of pension plans. Also discussed is the use of level-premium life insurance in connection with employee benefit plans and the underwriting, actuarial and other problems encountered in the design and marketing of such plans. Finally, the discussion moves to the marketing, underwriting and administration of vision care and prescription drug benefits, and the advantages and disadvantages of providing survivor benefits in group life and qualified pension plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1967, Vol. 19 Pt. 2, No. 53.

Description: Members of the Life Practice Council of the American Academy of Actuaries discuss the activity surrounding their key issues, and additional projects before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

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 presentation is an “interdisciplinary examination of techniques, considerations and methodology associated with evaluation of acquisitions, mergers and new ventures.” The presenters focus on the investment, legal, tax, accounting, and actuarial aspects of externally directed activities.

Description: Discussion of leading edge companies. Topics included: 1. How they got there 2. Lessons to be learned 3. Financial reporting issues faced by actuaries and others involved with companies that have failed or are close to statutory insolvency 4. Turning it around- strategies for future success.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. This session discussed the relevant issues affecting codes of conduct, setting of standards, discipline, education, and accreditation.