Description: Noting that the Commissioners Annuity Reserve Method has been adopted by almost all states in the past four years as the basis for valuing individual account annuities in statutory statements, the author reviews this reserve method and how the various provisions commonly included in modern deferred annuity policies should be reserved to be consistent with its methodology. Includes discussion and author’s review of discussion. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1982 Volume 34.

Description: This discussion looks at the changes that have taken place for insurance and annuities in light of the current higher level of interest earnings including the actuarial bases of premium rates, dividend schedules, policy reserves, and settlement option rates. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: Studies full and partial single-premium deferred fixed annuity withdrawals and the relationship of this activity to selected characteristics of the contract. This report shows results for the calendar years 1984 - 1989 on business issued between 1978 - 1989.

Description: This paper describes the application of source of earnings 'SOE' analysis methodology to the reported pre-tax GAAP income of universal life and other interest-sensitive life and annuity products.