Description: Regulators share their perspective on a variety of issues including statutory reserve related issues. From a session at the 2002 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, September 19–20, 2002

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1955 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 24-25 in New York City. It identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The discussion examines the question of whether the right type of person is being attracted to the actuarial profession. Participants discuss the course of study and syllabus content, examination standards, college instruction in actuarial subjects, and other educational aids. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 18.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session presented the methods by which the E&E system strives to meet the educational needs of Canadian students, and allowed discussion as to whether the effort is successful and sufficient.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session number 45OF, from the 2002 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 19-20 in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The panelists provide an opportunity for participants’ questions to be addressed, including questions submitted in advance, on any valuation symposium issue, including financial reporting, valuation, and tax topics.

Description: This is the index for papers and presentations published in this volume.

Description: This is a discussion on Actuarial education and certification from around the world.

Description: The degree of interaction between actuaries and lawyers practicing in the pension area has increased significantly in recent years. On the one hand, plan sponsors may gain from this interaction, as members of the two professions bring different perspectives and different sets of skills to bear on their problems. On the other hand, there may be friction in situations where the roles of the actuary and the lawyer overlap. This panel discussion focuses on the various ways in which actuaries and lawyers interact, and suggests ways to minimize the friction between them. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4B.

Description: Panel session exploring a variety of issues connected to long-term disability reserve buyouts, including: · Advantages and risks for buyers and sellers · Use of appropriate reserving assumptions · Possible financial structures for a buyout

Description: This session from the 2005 SOA Spring Meeting discusses SOP 03-1, DAC on internal replacements and Sarbanes-Oxley - SOX Section 404. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 1. Session 70F

Description: In this session from the June 2000 San Diego meeting of the Society of Actuaries , information was provided about the Professional Development - PD - requirement of the new examination system and the role of the advisor.