Description: This is the presidential address by former President of the Society of Actuaries, Malvin E. Davis. His topic was the current position of the American United States and Canadian life insurance actuary, the problems that face him and the Society of Actuaries, and what the Society should do to address those problems.

Description: This open forum at the 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium provides an opportunity for participants to raise issues or concerns that senior or chief actuaries face with focus on actuarial issues that may be of concern to company management.

Description: At the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium, a panel of appointed actuaries, with the help of substantial audience participation, shares its perspectives and practical experience in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the appointed actuary.

Description: These are the meeting minutes from the Eastern Spring Meeting held in New York, NY on March 26-27, 1953. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1953, Vol. 5, No. 11.

Description: These are the meeting minutes from the Regional Spring Meeting held in San Francisco, CA on June 11-12, 1959. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 30AB.

Description: These are the meeting minutes from the Regional Spring Meeting held in Atlanta, GA on June 4-5, 1959. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 30AB.

Description: This 1977 panel discussion explores the determination of the value of a life insurance company. The traditional approach is to appraise three components... value of business in force, adjusted net worth and existing structure value. This presentation details the traditional approach and offers alternatives.

Description: This is the presidential address given by former President of the Society of Actuaries, Pearce Shepherd. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5 in Colorado Springs. The panelists debunk myths, the conventional wisdom that actuaries have no place in the public policy arena, whether because the profession is too small to influence public policymakers, or legislators just don't want to hear from professionals whose work is so technical in nature and specialized in its application, or that It's not really necessary to become too involved in public policymaking, because what goes on in legislatures just doesn't affect actuaries’ day-to-day working lives. The panelists provide insights on lending actuarial expertise to policymaking debates. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 3A.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists debunk myths, the conventional wisdom that actuaries have no place in the public policy arena, whether because the profession is too small to influence public policymakers, or legislators just don't want to hear from professionals whose work is so technical in nature and specialized in its application, or that It's not really necessary to become too involved in public policymaking, because what goes on in legislatures just doesn't affect actuaries’ day-to-day working lives. The panelists provide insights on lending actuarial expertise to policymaking debates. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.