Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. In this session Dr. William Freund, chief economist emeritus of the New York Stock Exchange and former chief economist at the Prudential, shared his perspective on the economic outlook.

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. This session was about the impact of low interest rates. In 1993 the Moody's Aaa Corporate yields were near 8%. Topics included: 1. The effect by product line on different kinds of business. 2. The effect on merger and acquisition activity. 3. The interaction with tax 4. The interaction with regulatory changes.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, Boston. This presenters in this session discussed the impact of lower interest rates. In 1993 the Moody's Aaa Corporate Yield were near 8%. Questions raised: • Are lower interest rates here to stay? • What are the product development implications? • What are the market share implications? • Are we recognizing the disintermediation risk?

Description: Panelists discuss underwriting issues as they relate to: re-entry term products, preferred/standard-risk classifications, single-premium products, simplified-issue markets, and jumbo face amounts requiring careful financial underwriting and care about alcohol and drug abuse. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Description: 1992 SOA Regional Meeting, Anaheim. The purpose of this session was to examine the current state of the art in product development in 1992. Topics discussed included: 1. The evolution of the product development process and the current state of the art in 1992 in product development. 2. Standards and professional responsibilities, organization and cultural issues, and illustrations and projections. 3. Practical issues in product development.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting covers individual life products including the state of the market, sales results, new ideas and regulatory developments.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting covers an overview of demographics in the U.S., the impact that population demographics have on sales and product design. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: Panelists discuss compliance with the 1987 NAIC Convention Blank requirements regarding products with non-guaranteed elements [NGEs]. Discussion includes: [1] explanation of the new requirements, [2] results of a survey of actual responses to NGE interrogatories by companies in their statement filings, [3] actuaries' compliance-related questions to the American Academy of Actuaries Task Force on Non-guaranteed Elements, and [4] the use of NGEs in sales illustrations. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting an overview of the European life insurance market with respect to products, distribution, pricing, regulation and taxation.

Description: First panelist answers three questions: [1] 'Why plan?' [2] 'What kind of planning makes sense?' and [3] 'How do we do it right?' Then the panelists discuss planning techniques, key planning issues, and projection tools for planning. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.