Description: At this session of the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting rating agency and equity analysts describe the quantitative and qualitative factors that drive insurance company ratings and stock market valuation levels. The analysts identify current issues and concerns for the companies they cover.

Description: This session discussion is about deterioration in claims-paying ability, financial well-being of life insurance companies, benchmark surplus standards, key operation ratios, credit analysis of asset holdings, market view of stock companies, adequacy of capital in the industry, appropriate risk/reward posture in the industry, advice to management, outlook for the various business and views on surplus relief devices. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.

Description: At this session of the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting, representatives from two rating agencies present their views on the insurance industry, how an insurance company should present itself to the rating agency and what information they are looking for as part of the rating process.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting looks at product diversification as a means of establishing appropriate asset/liability matching and of offering a risk management tool. The basis for insurance company ratings of one rating agency is also discussed.