Description: Discussion on the future of permanent life insurance. The panel examines whether cash value life insurance will continue in light of uncertain economic future, double digit inflation, competitive term products, replacements, increasing policy loans, attractive alternative savings products and the consumerist/regulatory atmosphere. g. Consumerist and regulatory atmosphere? h. Possible changes in tax, nonforfeiture and valuation laws?

Description: This panel discussion, presented at the SOA's May 1976 Meeting in Houston, covered issues related to professional conduct and independence of the actuary. From the 1976 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 2, No. 2.

Description: This 1979 session is about Life Company performance measures and pricing. Topics included: 1. What are appropriate performance criteria? a. In terms of financial results b. In terms of growth 2. How are goals established? a. For Mutual companies b. For Stock companies 3. What measurement tools do we use? a. Comparison of actual to expected results b. Compound growth rates c. Rules of thumb for various performance ratios d. Analysis of source of earnings 4. How are results used in pricing? a. Pricing consistent with goals are goals consistent with projections? b. Problems relating to allocation by line

Description: This discussion at the 1967 Annual Meeting is about issues facing new companies including the areas of marketing, personnel, capital and surplus, financial projections, and communications.

Description: This is a discussion about smaller health insurance companies and if they are able to compete successfully in individual health insurance. Also included is a discussion regarding agency development. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963 Vol. 15 Pt. 2

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting discusses the latest Exposure Draft of the Committee on Theory of Dividends and other Non-Guaranteed Elements in Life Insurance and Annuities and of other related developments in this area.

Description: This is a discussion of miscellaneous topics. From the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 12 Pt. 2 Includes discussion of automation opportunities, persistency studies, and stop-loss and catastrophe reinsurance

Description: Presented at May 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about redetermination of 'Non-Guaranteed Pricing Elements Recommendations', actuarial responsibilities to the various publics relative to nonguaranteed pricing functions and brief status report on Interim Actuarial Standards Board 'IASB' including how this Committee's Exposure Draft affects the IASB.