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  • Risk Margins to the Non-Market Risks under FAS 157: Suggested Approach
    Risk Margins to the Non-Market Risks under FAS 157: Suggested Approach A methodology for calculating ... on variable annuities when measuring fair value under FAS 157. Fair value accounting;Guaranteed living ...

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    • Authors: Vadim Zinkovsky
    • Date: Dec 2007
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities
  • AG 43: Which Reserves Will Dominate? Standard Scenario Or Stochastic
    Dominate? Standard Scenario Or Stochastic Discusses the newly adopted actuarial guideline for variable annuity ... reserving which is principles-based. It requires the calculation of both, a standard deterministic scenario reserve ...

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    • Authors: Yuhong Xue
    • Date: Jun 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Fair value accounting
  • Calculation of the Benefit Ratio in SOP 03-1
    Calculation of the Benefit Ratio in SOP 03-1 The article described two methods for calculating the benefit ... Standard of Practice SOP 03-1. Method 1 calculates the benefit ratio as the quotient of the expectation ...

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    • Authors: Darin Zimmerman
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • GPUs: How We Went From Zombie Blood Splatter To Financial Projections
    Anyone who has been in the workforce for more than a few years realizes that the average smartphone now ... power than the computers which were available when they started their career. Most of the early increases ...
    • Authors: Chris Stiefeling
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Will Sales Of a De-Risked VA Product Improve Reserve and Required Capital Positions under Principle-Based Approaches?
    Will Sales Of a De-Risked VA Product Improve Reserve and Required Capital Positions under Principle-Based ... Principle-Based Approaches? Feature article from the newsletter Product Matters discussing variable annuities ...

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    • Authors: Yuhong Xue
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Capital - Annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities
  • Global Variable Annuity Relected in New Zealand Product Design
    withdrawal benefits. The product design is mindful of the lessons from the financial crisis in the United States ... liabilities=Pension obligations Pension plan assets;Pension plan costs;Pension plan governance;Pension plan term;Pension ...

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    • Authors: Murray Alan Hilder, Ralph Stewart
    • Date: Jan 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Annuities>Capital - Annuities; Annuities>Guaranteed living benefits; Annuities>Individual annuities; Annuities>Investment strategy - Annuities; Annuities>Marketing and distribution - Annuities; Annuities>Policyholder behavior - Annuities; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Derivatives; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • Discussion of Pricing and Risk Management of Variable Annuities with Multiple Guaranteed Minimum Benefits,
    Discussion of Pricing and Risk Management of Variable Annuities with Multiple Guaranteed Minimum Benefits ... Benefits, The purpose of this discussion is to introduce a few additional points and discuss how different ...

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    • Authors: Mark Evans, Application Administrator
    • Date: Jan 2007
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Economics>Financial economics; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Asset modeling; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • Stochastic Modeling for SegregatedFund/Variable Annuity Products
    and papers in the area of of stochastic modeling of investment returns in respect of the maturity and ... will be used in the symposium on stochastic modeling in September 1999 sponsored by the CIA, SOA and Actuarial ...

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    • Authors: Craig Fowler
    • Date: Aug 1999
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Annuities>Variable annuities
  • Measuring Benefits of Variable Annuity Volatility Management Techniques
    Measuring Benefits of Variable Annuity Volatility Management Techniques We analyze how volatility management ...

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    • Authors: Raghu Ramachandran, Aaron Sarfatti
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Enterprise Risk Management
  • Modeling Variable Annuity Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefits
    Modeling Variable Annuity Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefits Discussion of the biases understatement ... Guaranteed Death Benefits Discussion of the biases understatement of risk/reserves that arise when aggregating ...

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    • Authors: Donald A Skokan
    • Date: Sep 2003
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Guaranteed living benefits; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation