Description: This session at the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium offers a basic understanding of how to calculate statutory reserves, GAAP reserves, and deferred acquisition cost for a universal life product.

Description: From the 1985 Valuation Actuary Symposium. A discussion of the principles that should be part of a life insurance valuation. Also discussion of emerging actuarial professional standards of practice and regulatory requirements with respect to methodology for assessing reserve adequacy.

Description: General discussion session which included the following topics: A. Non-medical limits B. Deficiency reserves for individual life insurance

Description: This session is about the Report on Actuarial Principles and Practical Problems with Regard to Nonforfeiture Requirements but it also includes a summary of written responses to the Report, developments on the regulatory scene, and recent work of other committees studying nonforfeiture or related areas. From the 1976 Record, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This paper will not attempt to cover the details of every possible approximate method, but will endeavor to illustrate the use of principles andgeneral methods. It is hoped that the application of these principles and methods will help develop particular solutions to many of the varied valuation problems of today. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: 1992 SOA Regional Meeting, Anaheim. In this panel discussion of the evaluation of the adequacy of capital, the speakers addressed the NAIC risk-based capital proposal, rating agency techniques, and valuation actuary views.

Description: Discusses multi-scenario [stochastic] cash-flow testing for adequacy of reserves. Session 2 of the 1991 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: This is a discussion looking at company use of an attained age valuation system and if companies have changed their general method of valuation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. The new SVL has expanded the scope and responsibilities of the valuation actuary. Topics covered: • Risk of legal liability for actuaries? • Vagueness of actuarial standards related to adequacy testing? • Reliance on other company experts? • Consultants versus company actuary perspectives? • The science versus the art of the process?

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. This session examines how the revised version of the Valuation of Life Insurance Policies 'XXX' has been implemented in many states for two years and provides updates on various aspects of XXX.