Description: Traditionally, actuarial techniques are used to study mortality and morbidity experience. But an SOA study demonstrates that similar methods can be used to analyze the mortality and morbidity of assets i.e., credit risk events such as restructures, defaults, foreclosures, and bankruptcies. This is a Summary of the Final Report: 1986-1989 Credit Risk Event Loss Experience, Commercial Mortgage Loans and Private Placement Bonds. From ACTUARIAL RESEARCH CLEARING HOUSE, 1994 VOL. 1.

Description: It is the objective of this paper to highlight and analyze the difference in funding level per participant in the context of a specific situation when determined on an aggregate basis versus an individual basis. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1986, Vol. 38.

Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. In this session on Single Premium Deferred Annuities, the panelists discussed the results of the 1992 Single Premium Deferred Annuity Persistency Study and they identified some additional research in the area of interest-sensitive cash-flow analysis.

Description: This presentation of the panel discussion addresses professional conduct including the roles and ethics in the actuarial profession. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 6, No. 4.

Description: In early 1989, the Society of Actuaries appointed a Task Force on Strengthening Relationships Between Universities and the Actuarial Profession. The charge of the Task Force was to explore the relationships between the actuarial profession and universities in the United States and Canada and recommend how they can be strengthened to the benefit of both the actuarial profession and the universities. This article summarizes the Task Force's recommendations that were approved by the Society of Actuaries Board of Governors. From Actuarial Research Clearing House, 1991 Vol. 1.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting explores credit risk issues including the inadequacies of current data and methodologies to measure it. A disciplined actuarial methodology for measuring credit risk and efforts underway for an intercompany study are discussed.

Description: This presentation, session number 83CS at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 16-18 in Seattle, is a preview of an actual Course 7. The presenters, two experienced researchers, lead the discussion and a demonstration of a case study from the modeling Course 7. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: This article notes the many volunteer contributions of three actuaries who have recently died - Edward Lew, Charles Watson and Warren Adams.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting in New York. This session is about an intercompany study on credit risk of private placement bonds and commercial mortgages. The development of the study, results for the 1986-1989 period, ongoing nature of the study, and company leverage were discussed.

Description: This presentation from the August 1996, 31st Annual Actuarial Research Conference summarizes how the Society of Actuaries gathers ideas for and implements research projects.