Description: This session 29IF of the Las Vegas Spring Meeting discusses how we might better proceed in responding to ongoing items of interest. Furthermore, the workings of the Pension Committee are addressed and discussed along with new standards, partly driven by current governmental activity. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA New York Meeting covers future trends in the regulation of life insurance company valuation with an accompanying discussion note, the responsibility of the valuation actuary, the actuarial opinon and the SOA and AAA support of the valuation actuary. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 3

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting outlines the proposed Actuarial Standard of Practice ASOP with respect to small-group, reform rate certifications and the feedback from Society members regarding the proposal. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This 1992 session on the Statutory Valuation Opinion covered the following topics: 1. Regulatory issues and the amendments to the standard valuation law. 2. Practical considerations, such as accumulating data, setting assumptions and creating models. 3. Issues and considerations involved in cash-flow testing.

Description: This presentation, session number 100PD, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 16-18 in Seattle. “The actuarial profession is coming under increasing pressure, both internally and externally, to release more pension-related standards. The Pension Committee of the Actuarial Standards Board has responded and is in the process of completing up to four new standards by the end of 1999.” The panelists discuss the recently released Domestic Relations Standards second specific draft and the Demographic Assumptions Standard. Ongoing concerns are reviewed, such as how to write a standard that is not overly restrictive or does not target the appropriate audience. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists discuss emerging issues in both statutory and GAAP financial reporting. They discuss current activities of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, ‘NAIC,’ Financial Accounting Standards Board, ‘FASB,’ Actuarial Standards Board, ‘ASB,’ the American Academy of Actuaries, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, ‘AICPA.’ Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New Orleans Meeting reviews the codes of professional conduct and standards of practice and the professional obligations when practicing in various other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: At this presentation from Session 6PD of the SOA 1996 Colorado Springs Meeting, the panelists discuss the role of the valuation actuary in health insurance. The focus of the session is scenario testing in health insurance and how this is a tool in assessing the risks of the company. Statutory minimums and statements of opinion are discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting focuses on Standards of Practice SOP topics that are breaking at the time of the meeting including ASP 4 - pension standards, health standards, and the sales illustration standard. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting debates the need for and the current design of the regulation and standard of practice SOP for sales illustrations. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.