Description: Panelists address topics such as techniques for testing data quality, the actuary’s responsibility for verifying the reasonableness of data, and considerations in modifying data sources for specific situations. Included is a discussion of ASOP No. 23. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 96

Description: Presented at May 2005 Spring Meeting. Panelist discuss recent developments in international accounting standards for insurance and related activities of the International Actuarial Association.

Description: This presentation is an open forum from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The speakers, members of the Pension Committee of the Actuarial Standards Board [ASB], present an update on the ASB’s exposure drafts of actuarial standards of practice intended to provide detailed guidance on setting economic assumptions for pension plans. The session is concerned with selecting actuarial assumptions, specifically economic assumptions, for measuring pension obligations. The speakers note that in addition to providing guidance to actuaries, the standards are designed to help users of our work product understand what actuaries consider in determining their assumptions. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session on cash-flow testing for product actuaries covered the following topics: 1. Guidance notes designed to help in writing up reports on cash-flow testing. 2. Investment strategies in product design. 3. Surplus requirements.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, Boston. This session is about actuarial standards for product actuaries and Actuarial Standards Board guidelines review. Topics included: 1. ASP 12 on risk classification. 2. ASP 15 on Dividend determination and illustrations for participating life Insurance and annuities. 3. Determination and redetermination of nonguaranteed elements. 4. When to do cash-flow testing. 5. ASP 7 on performing cash-flow testing.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting discusses the factors to review in re-pricing life products, insurers' methods for monitoring in-force business, and the importance of re-pricing in-force business. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists start their discussion with an overview of the history of actuarial standards, and the operations of the Actuarial Standards Board, ‘ASB,” the autonomous body responsible for setting standards of practice. The discussion covers standards affecting insurance company actuaries and consultants, and the value and impact of standards on the actuary's work. Panelists also suggest areas where additional standards are needed. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.