Description: This session discussion is about the state of the art for the valuation actuary and the technical developments have occurred that will be useful to valuation actuaries. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: This session at the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting focuses on the process for identifying and resolving significant differences of opinion on assumption levels between pricing and financial actuarial areas of a company. Developing a consistent view of a company's financial picture is discussed.

Description: From session 60PD at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999, Panel examines a range of issues surrounding the organization of the actuarial department of an insurance company.

Description: This panel at the SOA 1982 Houston Spring Meeting looks at 'current value' and 'constant dollar' accounting as they may apply to life insurance companies. Special attention is devoted to the best measurements of inflation-adjusted life company earnings.

Description: This session discussion is about economic value of mutual companies, realization of economic value. policyholders' rights to value and implications for the management of mutuals. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3B.

Description: This is a discussion of the preliminary report of the committee on valuation and related topics. The committee elected to commence its work by examining the fundamental principles of valuation. The traditional issues in the valuation of an insurance enterprise appear within this general framework. The objective of the committee's work is to measure the balance between assets and liabilities in today's volatile economy.

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the October 1982 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., presented information on the implementation of the 1980 amendments to the Standard Valuation Law. Topics included:1. Status of Enactment, 2. Guidelines For Interpretation, 3. Model Regulations including indeterminate premium plans, indexed plans and universal life., and 4. Computer Specifications for reserves and nonforfeiture values using the 1980 CSO Tables. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 8, No. 4.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists discuss cost accounting issues under FASB 97, including definition and treatment of fixed, variable, deferrable, nondeferrable, maintenance and overhead costs, and allocation and recoverability. Intercompany and other expense analyses, including coordination of accounting and actuarial expense statements, and communication to management and use in managing the business are discussed. The panelists also look at measuring and improving productivity. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: In session 128 OF of the Washington Annual Meeting panelists discuss the advantages available to and the challenges faced by chief or corporate actuaries of life insurance companies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This discussion provides a review of the critical relationships with CPA counterparts on topics such as GAAP, Pension Audit Guide, and the accounting practices for mutual life companies. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 1, No. 2.