Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Spring Meeting discusses the Society of Actuaries research activities directly related to dynamic solvency testing - DST. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Spring Meeting discusses the latest developments at the NAIC including Nonforfeiture Law, annual statement changes, the newly passed model requlation on life and health reinsurance and XXX reserves. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: This presentation is a Teaching Session, number 3, from the 1987 Valuation Actuary Symposium. The first instructor discusses three methods of valuation [and methods of studying C-3 risk]: Gross Premium Valuation [the actuary’s traditional approach], Cash Flow Analysis, and Market Value Analysis, also known as ‘Modern Financial Analysis,’ with a focus on the third. Then the second instructor provides an update on C-2 risk [claims, expenses], and combinations of risk, noting that C-2 risk has not had much attention paid to it. He goes on to describe three types of C-2 risk: stochastic deviations, unpredictable single events, and ‘judgment errors, such as poor underwriting. The third instructor focuses on the C-1 [default] risk. Case studies are included.

Description: 1988 Valuation Actuary Symposium. This session discussed the work of the Modeling Subcommittee of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Solvency Standards Committee. Resource materials were the Statement of Direction of the CIA Solvency Standards Committee and an illustrative report on solvency testing for a hypothetical insurance company.

Description: 1988 Valuation Actuary Symposium. In this session the speaker described the modeling of the participating whole life division including the product description, modelling assumptions, operation of the model, and the results.

Description: Panelists: [1] describe the goals, purposes, and current status of the Society of Actuaries' research into the credit risk of commercial mortgages and private-placement bonds, [2] describe the theory behind the new AVR and IMR and how they function, [3] describe their use from the valuation actuary’s perspective, and [4] discuss the potential impact the AVR/IMR may have on investing and accounting decisions. Session 11 of the 1992 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session number 44, presented at the 1999 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 23-24 in Los Angeles. The panelists respond to questions submitted prior to the session, as well as questions from participants during the session. A wide range of valuation questions are considered, including topics related to product tax and tax reserves, secondary guarantees, cash flow testing, and various statutory reserve issues.

Description: From a session at the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium held in Washington DC, September 14-15, 2000 The session provides a brief overview of a variety of financial reporting topics, most of which were discussed in more detail in the subsequent sessions. The overview included topical issues as follows: • National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC Life and Health Actuarial Task Force developments and directions • Other NAIC/regulatory development • American Academy of Actuaries AAA/Actuarial Standards Board ASB developments • Financial Accounting Standards Board/Security Exchange Commission FASB/SEC and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP developments • Tax developments • Reinsurance development • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act

Description: This panel discussed studies of the risk of loss due to changes in the interest rate environment. It addressed why the C-3 risk is important and how inflation and stability in interest rates can affect the financial soundness of life insurance companies. There was also a discussion of the theoretical work being carried out to calibrate the C-3 risk of variation in interest rates and to what extent the valuation actuary can properly recognize the risk of loss from changes in the interest rate environment within the framework of valuations laws and regulations.

Description: This panel at the SOA 1982 Spring Meeting in Colorado Springs presents a discussion on the implications of allocating specific assets to particular lines of business. The panel examines both the introduction and the management of specific allocation procedures and how the principal methods work in practice.