Description: This paper discusses the following cases: Rudolph V. United States- concerning taxability of agent convention travel, State Board Insurance v. Todd Shipyards Corporation- concerning premium tax for unlicensed insurers, United Services Life Insurance Company v. Delaney- concerning aviation restrictions in a life insurance policy, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Wood- concerning conditional approval, Hartford Live Stock Insurance Company v. Phillips- concerning livestock insurance with an undisclosed pre-existing condition, State Security Life Insurance Company v. Kinter- concerning the due date for monthly premiums to prevent lapsation.

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the May 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Colorado Springs, presented a discussion on life and annuity equity products of the 1980's. Topics included: 1. Product design 2. Taxes 3. Investment policy 4. Regulations 5. Marketing and sales 6. Effect of general account business

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Provides updates on the current developments and status of the new nonforfeiture law and discusses several controversial issues.

Description: This meeting session was presented at the SOA's 1980 Spring Meeting in Minneapolis. It discusses a report of the Federal Trade Commission issued in 1979 related to insurance company practices and business with regards to life insurance. The report lists four consumer problems: low return on savings element, loss of money due to early lapse, high variation in costs of policies among companies suggesting inadequate price competition, ordinary insurance is expensive relative to death protection provided. The report also provided recommendations to correct these issues.

Description: This session took place at the Society of Actuaries Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles, held in March. The presenters highlight the objectives of a compensation system, the impact on the consumer, and the changes that will be expected as a result of current consumerism and regulatory action.

Description: Presented at June 1986 Spring Meeting. This session will provided an overview of the constraints and opportunities which result from the regulatory controls of the NAIC, SEC, IRS and other local taxing bodies.

Description: This presentation, session number 97CS, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 24-25 in Atlanta. Using a fictional case study of a class action market conduct related suit against a life insurance company, the presenters discuss the role of the actuary in identifying the problem, quantifying the exposure, and determining the financial consequences of any proposed settlement. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 1.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This session looks at the impact of regulation on the management of insurance operations in Asia, with a particular focus on Japan, which this year 1996 introduced its first major insurance law revision in 50 years.

Description: This open forum session, which occurred at the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Orlando, discussed developments in life insurance products which are funded in a separate account of a life insurance company.

Description: The panelists from this session at the June 2000 meeting of the Society of Actuaries in San Diego compare and contrast separate account products sold in the U.S. and Canada in both the qualified/registered retirement market and the nonqualified market.