Description: From the 1985 Valuation Actuary Symposium. A discussion of the principles that should be part of a life insurance valuation. Also discussion of emerging actuarial professional standards of practice and regulatory requirements with respect to methodology for assessing reserve adequacy.

Description: From a session at the 2001 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, November 29-30, 2001 Teaching session covering the development of realistic liability models for use in asset adequacy analysis, asset/liability management, pricing/repricing, financial reporting or other corporate purposes. The primary focus is modeling issues for variable product features, such as minimum living or death benefit guarantees on both variable life and annuities, annuity death benefit enhancements, and variable immediate annuities. Topics include: • Analysis of the special risks posed by these products • Selecting realistic dynamic assumptions • Techniques used in modeling these products • Scenario testing and result presentation to best communicate risks

Description: Discusses multi-scenario [stochastic] cash-flow testing for adequacy of reserves. Session 2 of the 1991 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: Panelists discuss the background and history behind NAIC Guideline 33, including changes from the original AG 33 to the new one. Also included are numerical and graphical examples to illustrate the intent of the new Guideline 33. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.