Description: Panel discussion from the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Houston on the topic of the financial services industry and its response to inflation and deregulation. Topics included: 1. Industry reconfiguration, relative competitiveness of various segments of the industry. 2. New products and technological advance 3. Impacts on the life insurance industry. a. Bank marketing of insurance products b. Investment and bank products marketed by insurers

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the May 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Colorado Springs, provided an overview and update on Universal Life policies using the format of discussion of the results of a survey sent to sixty actuaries involved with Universal life .

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting discusses individual life insurance including the changing markets, distribution systems, products, regulation, and taxes.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting covers organizational structure, the attributes that facilitate changes in strategic direction and changing the organization to support the business. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 4

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting covers the market for payroll deduction life insurance, organization and service for this market, the administration required, the regulatory issues and the experience.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting discusses Unisex legislation in the U.S. Congress on new and existing policies that eliminates gender in life insurance, pensions, health insurance and automobile insurance.

Description: Presented at April 1985 Spring Meeting. Discusses new business developments which have led to a resurgence in term life sales and profitability.

Description: Presented at May 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed: Relationship of pricing and valuation actuaries in Canada, Financial reporting system as an information source for product development, Interaction of the pricing actuary, valuation actuary, and investment officer in designing interest-sensitive products, Allocation impact on product development of expense, investment income, tax, and capital, Financial reporting information in changing premium rates for nonguaranteed premium products, Maintaining consistency between pricing and financial projection models, Reserve basis and nonforfeiture basis impact on product development, with special reference to lapse-sensitive products.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. Discusses the regulatory environment, investment crossover opportunities, types of distribution alternatives, corporate culture obstacles, agency only versus risk sharing opportunities.

Description: Presented at May 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about techniques companies are using to maintain compatibility between investment practices and pricing assumptions for interest-sensitive products: Segregated assets, Use of options/futures, Asset/liability matching, Market value adjustments.