Description: Panelists discuss: [1] the tax implication of NAIC changes to reserving requirements, [2] the new NAIC Valuation of Life Insurance Policies Model Regulation [Reg. XXX], [3] Actuarial Guideline 33 [AG 33], [4] AG 34, and [5] highlights of an actual IRS audit involving these NAIC actuarial guidelines and regulations. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: Milliman, Inc. Milliman was retained by the Society of Actuaries SOA to perform certain actuarial analyses with respect to the Z-Factor methodology under a principles-based approach PBA to statutory reserve and capital. Under PBA, the Z-Factor is a measure of margin in excess of the best estimate assumptions embedded in the statutory reserves of a life insurance product or block of business.

Description: This 1977 panel discussion focused on the implications of proposed revisions of the standard valuation and nonforfeiture laws. Areas discussed included: 1. A regulator's perspective 2. Applications to Life and Annuities 3. applications to Pensions

Description: This panel discussion focuses on valuation and nonforfeiture developments. Topics covered include purpose of Society's Committee on Valuation and Related Problems, current valuation regulatory developments, industry studies in the United States, report of the Society's Special Committee on Nonforfeiture Laws, annuity nonforfeiture values, and sex-distinct mortality tables for valuation and nonforfeiture purposes.

Description: 2003 Valuation Actuary Symposium, San Diego, CA. This session provided an overview of current statutory valuation issues pertaining to life and annuity products. Topics included: 1. Actuarial opinion and memorandum regulation amendments. 2. Progress on variable products reserving standards. 3. Regulation XXX mortality factors. 4. Adoption of the 2001 CSO. 5. Progress on the C-3 Phase II RBC project. 6. An update on annuity and life nonforfeiture.

Description: This session at the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium provides an overview of statutory valuation issues for life and annuity products including the Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Regulation, variable products reserving standard, adoption of 2001 CSO, C-3 Phase II RBC project and nonforfeiture changes.

Description: 1996 Valuation Actuary Symposium. This session about life and annuity valuation issues discussed Guideline 33, Guideline MMM, separate accont surplus, equity-indexed annuities, the annuity mortality regulation, the model illustration regulation, and XXX.

Description: This paper discusses some of the main principles of classical life contingencies generalized and formulated in the language of probability theory and develops generalized and exponential reserves. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1976, Vol. 28.

Description: This panel discussion covers reports of The Society's Special Committees on Valuation and Non-forfeiture, report of The Special Committee on Valuation of Canadian Companies, and some reflections on valuation and related problems.

Description: Provides a how-to session on modeling assets and liabilities in the Valuation Actuary's work to comply with the Standard Valuation Law. Comparisons of the methods discussed are occasionally made with the requirements of New York Regulation 126. Session 12 of the 1991 Valuation Actuary Symposium.