Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting discusses the history and evolution of the NAIC Model Investment Law, its current status, provisions and highlights, and the impact of the proposed law on actuarial practice and life insurance companies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: This presentation, session number 43PD at the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX, discusses the use of mortgage-backed securities by life insurance companies. “Insurance companies in the United States have, for many years, invested in mortgage-backed securities MBS. The suitability of MBS for insurance company portfolios has been called into question by recent changes in interest rate volatility and increased capital requirements.” Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.