Description: As financial institutions become increasingly global, actuaries are interacting with financial professionals from different countries. The different regulatory, market, and educational situations make finding a common understanding difficult. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 76PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting.

Description: This panel discussion, presented at the SOA's May 1976 Meeting in Houston, presented information related to the philosophy and practice of investment income allocation. Topics inlcluded: investment income allocation for individual and group products, subdivision of investment income by line of business, new money rates applicability for individual and group products, investment considerations for pension, annuity and life insurance, and regulatory restraints. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1976, Volume 2, No. 2.

Description: This session 112 PD of the Toronto Spring Meeting covers principles developed during the Unified Valuation System UVS project of the American Academy of Actuaries with support from the Society of Actuaries and the Financial Reporting Section of the SOA. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists, consisting of certified public accountants and actuaries, discuss the objectives of the independent audit, the auditor’s report, independence issues, generally accepted auditing standards, ‘GAAS,’ the role of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, ‘AICPA,’ and the Insurance Companies Committee, “ICC,” and relationships with other bodies, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, ‘FASB,’ the Securities and Exchange Commission, ‘SEC,’ and the Society of Actuaries. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: The discount rate is one of the most critical topics in IFRS 17, which may have important repercussion on product profitability. Having a low discount rate may indicate a low profitability of a group of contracts, while a realistic expectation may differ. A similar issue was prevalent especially for U.S. companies when discount rates were set using a market consistent framework. The session is intended to help develop a discount rate framework that aligns with the business practices and address the concerns around the market consistent framework. This session will cover practical implementation considerations to set and apply IFRS 17 discount rates. The panelists will discuss alternative approaches to allow for a level of illiquidity premium for business supported by fixed assets with credit risks. Discussions will also cover other implementation considerations including granularity of setting the discount rate, application to new business, implications on asset and liability modeling, and a planning aspect for a successful implementation of the discount rate setting process. The panelists will share case studies to illustrate different approaches of setting the discount rate and their potential financial impacts. At the conclusion of the session, attendees will be able to: understand key requirements of setting discount rates under IFRS 17; understand how to align the discount rate to the actual business practices; understand implications of the discount rate in actuarial modeling; understand potential impacts on financial results; and develop a realistic plan to set discount rates appropriate to the business practices.

Description: This session at the 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium offers an overview of emerging and recent developments in financial reporting, statutory and GAAP accounting areas.

Description: From a session at the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium held in Washington DC, September 14-15, 2000 Panelists use recent transactions and examples to demonstrate various operational, financial reporting and strategic aspects of insurance company mergers.

Description: The Society of Actuaries are once again offering a seminar that investigates all aspects of life insurance, annuity and long term care product tax compliance. Developed by the Taxation Section, participants will be brought up-to-date on recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and learn about the newest tax issues related to product design and administration. Legal, IRS and product development experts will provide vital insights into the challenges of developing and administering products within the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), and allow ample opportunities for networking, questions and information exchange.

Description: Digests of following discussions: 1. Mutual life insurance companies - their objectives and operating philosophy 2. State, provincial, and municipal employee pension plans - financing and other problems 3. Mortality and underwriting of individual policies for large amounts 4. Investing during the 1970's 5. Long-range viability and regulation of corporate pension plans 6. Forecasting the environment for business 7. Liabilities and surplus in the 1970's 8. Changing modes of family life - work and income over the life cycle 9. The role of the actuary in collective bargaining 10. Health insurance in the United States 11. Adjusted earnings

Description: Charts 1-5 to be attached to the 2000 Valuation Actuary session on demutualization issues.