Description: This document records the discussion on the possibility of a life insurance company entering the accident and sickness field, sources for morbidity experience for rate making, methods for determining total claim reserve and to what extent are medical expense items are insurable.

Description: This session at the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting presents an overview of equity-indexed product features and discusses related regulatory issues with respect to illustrations, nonforfeiture benefits and reserving.

Description: Presenters at session 115PD of the New York Annual Meeting provide an overview of structures used for credit enhancement of GICs as well as an understanding of how financial guarantees work in the GIC market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss the trends and future prospects for the employee benefit field, and also the future task for actuaries in keeping up and adding value to this market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: This paper explores areas where fuzzy logic models may be applied to improve risk assessment and risk decision-making. It discusses the methodology, framework and process of using fuzzy logic systems for risk management. With the help of practical examples, it is hoped that it will encourage wise application of fuzzy logic models to risk modeling.

Description: The Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board IASB issued “The Norwalk Agreement” in October 2002, a memorandum of understanding that reaffirmed their commitment to develop a single set of high quality accounting standards. At that meeting the two standard setters agreed to place a high priority on three steps toward achieving that goal.

Description: Read the September 2020 issue of Risks & Rewards published by the Investment Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting covers U.S. Federal Income Tax including TEFRA, flexible premium contracts, Modified Premium Whole Life Reinsurance, future tax planning and policyholder taxation. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 3

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting discusses issues in designing a field compensation structure including practical considerations, optimizing effectiviness and dealing with New York expense limitations.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting presents their approach to an integrated risk management framework that assesses the level of risk in the organization and where it lies on the balance sheet.