Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the May 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Colorado Springs, provided an overview and update on Universal Life policies using the format of discussion of the results of a survey sent to sixty actuaries involved with Universal life .

Description: This 1981 session focused on Reinsurance Trends. Questions included: i. Why the recent movement from YRT to Coinsurance? 2. Should a company use a bulk or self-administered system? 3. When is it advantageous to use Coinsurance or modified coinsurance on existing business for tax planning 4. Experimental Underwriting - what are the results? 5. Pricing assumptions - where have all the margins gone? 6. When can reinsurance pools be used effectively what are the pitfalls? 7. What's in the future? a. Use of telecommunications and computers to transfer the risks? b. Lower rates and less service? 8. How have changes in reinsurance pricing affected ceding company pricing?

Description: There appears to be many similarities between enterprise risk management techniques and the theory underlying the unified valuation system UVS. What are the challenges of each, and can the methods learn from each other? From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2: Toronto Spring Meeting.June 20–22, 2001, Session 58PD.

Description: This article covers a session at the 1975 Spring Cincinnati Joint Meeting of the Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice and Society of Actuaries. It discusses the following issues: allocation of plan termination liabilities, reports between triennial valuations, actuarial certification, changes in assumptions and Canadian requirements. 1975 Record Vol. 1, No. 3

Description: Risk governance is an important part of any risk management process, yet the insurance industry has not implemented the procedures and controls as extensively as banking. This session looks at the elements of risk governance and discusses their importance to the risk management process. Specific emphasis is placed on risk management organizational structures and how different organizational structures may facilitate effective risk management processes. Insurance and banking practices are contrasted. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries 2005, Volume 31, No. 1: 2005 New Orleans Life Spring Meeting, May 22-24, 2005, Session 83 OF.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Discusses industry trends in agent compensation with the intent of retaining and attracting the better performing agents and aligning incentives with desired behaviors, while placing the insurer in an acceptable financial position.

Description: From a session at the annual meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Chicago, Illinois, October 15-18, 2000 This session covered issues related to insurance via the Internet, specifically: · Sales-to-date and projected sales for life, annuities, and property and casualty · Marketing approaches used · Underwriting process and fulfillment · Lead generation versus direct sales · Product and pricing implications · Lessons learned-to-date The panel of experts offers perspectives on the various ways the industry is utilizing the Internet and what we can expect to see in the future. Mr. Todd Erkis: I'm a life and annuity actuary from PricewaterhouseCoopers.