Description: This article discusses that over the past five years, an increasing number of actuaries have become concerned with the asset side of the balance sheet.

Description: This paper, originally published in March 1983 as a study note for exam part 10E, and in 1984 in the Transactions of Society of Actuaries Vol. 34, is designed to be a single reference source for actuaries who want to increase their understanding of a GIC. This educational paper provides knowledge on all aspects of GICs, including their history, and has received significant recognition, including the 1984-85 Annual Prize, and the L. Ronald Hill Memorial Prize in 1985.

Description: June 2012 issue of (RL) Bond Market Watch

Description: This session discussion is about asset/liability matching, risk tolerance versus yield determination and role of insurance company products and investment services. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 1976 SOA Meeting is about group pension, non-participating annuities and high interest guarantees.

Description: Presentation of asset liability management techniques to better manage interest rate risk by matching the anticipated cash flows from assets with that of the companies liabilities. Some alternative perspectives/techniques from Canadian insurers are discussed. Article discusses the varying asset/liability management issues pertinent to life insurance companies and defined benefit plan sponsors

Description: This paper will describe why self-insurance is less attractive with transparent-accounting rules, and the will examine two strategies an employer can execute to reduce the plan's and the plan participant's risks.

Description: A discussion of regulatory considerations for pension plans considering the use of longevity risk hedging contracts in Canada.

Description: Discussion of Living to 100 Session 5A. The papers presented propose a new method to price the longevity risk premia in order to tackle the pricing obstacle and reviewed the insurance industry implications on retirement planning and the secondary market in insurance.

Description: This paper examines the characteristics of an ideal product and the type of institution that would be well positioned to offer the ideal product which would allow a housing asset to be a viable retirement asset.