Description: U.S. corporate federal income taxation of life insurance companies underwent a major revision several years ago with the adoption of the 1984 Tax Act, following two years of stopgap taxation under TEFRA '1982 Tax Act'. This paper highlights the SOA study notes, a text of the IASA and other documents that provide a comprehensive introduction to life insurance company taxation.

Description: Update on the activities of the Retirement Plans Experience Committee

Description: The Required Minimum Distribution [RMD] Working Group of the SOA Taxation Section has completed research identifying considerations for actuaries and annuity insurers in determing the actuarial present value of additional benefits for computing the RMD under a deferred annuity contract. This is the Appendix I spreadsheet for determining the Actuarial Present Value of an annuitization bonus. Please see the SOA website research for the full report and other associated spreadsheets.

Description: Walk through real-life examples of how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to drive insights and aide actuaries in improving the management of their company's inforce book of business. Hear a panel of experts go step-by-step through case studies, showing how practitioners leveraged predictive analytics for solutions to tap further into their data and draw improved insights.Leave the session with knowledge of how to partner advanced machine learning techniques with the actuarial skills and insights to better understand policyholders' behavior to more efficiently enable accelerating revenue and further profit realization.

Description: 2021 Life Meeting - Session 8B: Proxy Discrimination in Life Insurance 9.1.21 Recording

Description: In the light of growing adoption of AI in life insurance and with it a growing emphasis on the need to safeguard the data used against reidentification,traditional approaches to de-identifying data mitigate these risks but often fail to protect against more sophisticated attacks. Find out more about data anonymization methods, geographic differences in regulation (PIPEDA, HIPAA) and special considerations when dealing with particular data types By attending the session, you will: Gain knowledge of various data anonymization techniques and understand the differences in how data anonymity is defined across different regulatory schemes.

Description: Interview with Joseph Goodman, vice president at Compass Lexecon.

Description: Read the June 2017 issue of Taxing Times published by the The Taxation Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: This research examines the intersection of US insurance ratemaking and analytics techniques in advanced modern rating systems and associated regulatory considerations in the US.

Description: State insurance regulators have developed a searchable database that will provide insurers immediate access to summarized product content requirements for rates, rules and forms on a national basis. Called the Product Requirements Locator, this will improve filing efficiency.