Description: This presentation was made at the 1975 SOA Los Angeles Spring Meeting addressed about I. What effect does continued inflation have upon the pricing process? II. Should 'current', dividend scales be hedged for future inflationary impacts? and III. Is there a change in product demand/sales as a result of inflation?

Description: In this “nontraditional” general session from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto, the panelists, a “judge,” a “defendant,” and a “prosecutor” present a humorous “trial” to explore what the boundaries of “traditional” actuarial work are. A theme of the session is that some of what we call “nontraditional” is an expansion of traditional actuarial work, and that we owe it to our public to broaden our horizons. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4A.

Description: Discussion of a Society of Actuaries research report on cost comparison methods life insurance sales illustration support, prepared at the request of the NAIC

Description: Presented at May 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about a comparison and adaptation of the principles followed by companies praised in current management literature.

Description: States that the actuarial profession must revise its mission to assure that its members continue to be effectively serviced.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting covers various measures of profitability by line of business, analysis of earnings and techniques to measure the surplus needed to support a line or product. From Record of Society Of Actuaries Vol. 9. No. 3

Description: Discusses the industry's need for a vision, due to dramatic changes in the business world and summarizes articles in this newsletter which explore the reinvention of insurance distribution.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting addresses the design and application of internal financial statements including determining the audience, business segments, statement formats and distribution freguency the and relationship of statements to strategic goals. Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 4

Description: As an profession, our obligation ultimately is to the public. We are well known for our competence and integrity as actuaries. We should be equally proud of the widespread contributions of our actuarial family in making our world a better place to live. This article highlights some of those contributions paying particular attention to the Actuarial Foundation. From: The Actuary, February 2000, volume 34, issue 2.

Description: Panel discussion focused on the Effective Use of Capital. Topics included: 1. Definition of capital 2. Appropriate level of capital and surplus in a life insurance company 3. Alternatives for deploying capital 4. Returns a life company should demand on invested capital 5. How much a company should charge for lending its capital in reinsurance transactions