Description: This presentation is an open forum from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists present the preliminary report of The Society of Actuaries Task Force for Research on Life Insurance Sales Illustrations, summarizing the results of the task force’s work to date. Acknowledging the near universal belief that current sales illustration practices are inadequate, the panelists, members of the task force, discuss the alternatives to current illustration practices that the task force identified. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4A.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New Orleans Meeting reviews the codes of professional conduct and standards of practice and the professional obligations when practicing in various other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting explores the status and impact of AIDS in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere in the world.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting reviews developments in savings product design including equity-indexed annuities, CD-type annuities, the market value adjusted market, an assessment of purchasing trends and developments in other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: In session 3 PD of the Palm Desert Spring Meeting panelists discuss Mexico's recently amended Social Security Institute law. This action stems from the fact that social security in its present form cannot be sustained. The changes are intended to reflect expected demographic shifts and to increase national savings. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: Presenters at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting discuss the trend among many mutual companies to restructure and look at the demutualization process outside of the U.S.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, Boston. This session provided an overview of the insurance industry around the world. Topics included: 1. What does it take to become an actuary in foreign countries? 2. Professional Standards of Practice. 3. Disciplinary Standards. 4. Education programs supported by the SOA in developing countries.

Description: In this 1981 discussion session, actuaries from the United States, Canada and Britain talk about insurance regulation.

Description: In session 7I of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists discuss the growth of the cross-selling of financial products in the banking and insurance sectors. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. The panel examined the current efforts of several organizations to craft the next century's insurance valuation framework, and how these efforts are reshaping the way we will do business in the future.