Description: LEARN is an offering to regulators about reinsurance. This article summarizes a session held for Brazilian health regulators in the fall of 2022.

Description: View the Spring 2020 GI FREU Model Solutions.

Description: View the 2019 Section Election Candidates - Leadership & Development .

Description: View information about the Introduction to ILA Module.

Description: Read the September 2018 issue of The Financial Reporter published by the Financial Reporting Section.

Description: Retrospective on my three years as a member of the Financial Reporting Section Council.

Description: September 2017 issue of International News.

Description: Brief update on International Section initiatives.

Description: Read the May issue of International News.

Description: An overview of reinsurance training class provided to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (Authority) and Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (Central Bank) covering all aspects of reinsurance. Article also provides an overview of initiatives that the two regulators (Authority and Central Bank) are involved with.

Description: An overview of reinsurance training class provided to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (Authority) and Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (Central Bank) covering all aspects of reinsurance. Article also provides an overview of initiatives that the two regulators (Authority and Central Bank) are involved with.

Description: March 2016 Reinsurance

Description: Education department article that outlines the new SOA General Insurance fellowship track that puts the SOA in the position of offering actuarial education in the full range of actuarial practice areas.

Description: February/March 2012 edition of The Actuary

Description: At the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium, a panel of appointed actuaries, with the help of substantial audience participation, shares its perspectives and practical experience in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the appointed actuary.

Description: Full version of NewsDirect Newsletter, September 2003, Issue No. 44.

Description: Full version of NewsDirect Newsletter, May 2003, Issue No. 43.

Description: Panelists provide background and updates on a number of statutory issues relating to life and annuity products, including statutory codification implementation, Actuarial Guideline MMMM, Actuarial Guideline AXXX and implications of the movement to the 2001 CSO table. Changes to federal reporting requirements, through the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, are briefly discussed relative to the recent accounting problems in the news. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3. Session 78OF of the Boston Annual Meeting.

Description: Regulators share their perspective on a variety of issues including statutory reserve related issues. From a session at the 2002 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, September 19–20, 2002

Description: This presentation is a General Session, number 1GS, from the 2002 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 19-20 in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Events such as the terrorist acts of September 11, the accounting scandals, continued volatility in the equity markets, and low interests rates have impacted and will continue to impact the industry and our profession for many years to come. The three keynote speakers, an industry analyst and two leaders of our profession, provide their views regarding these impacts and how the industry and our profession might change and act as a result of these events, emphasizing the importance of actuaries’ professionalism. Discussion from participants is included.

Description: Full version of Reinsurance Section News, September 2001, Issue No. 49.

Description: Chairperson’s Corner by Robert W. Beal from Reinsurance Section News, September 2001, Issue No. 49.

Description: This presentation, session number 6PD, took place at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The panelists discuss recent and potential developments in statutory reserving for annuity products, including reserves for variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits, NAIC Actuarial Guidelines 33, 34, and 35, new annuity valuation table update, proposed revisions to NAIC Actuarial Guideline 9-A on substandard annuity reserves, reserves for annuities linking returns to general account asset pools, reserves for guaranteed investment contracts with bailouts triggered by downgrades, changes to NAIC Model Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Regulation, and unified valuation system update. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: From a session at the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium held in Washington DC, September 14-15, 2000 A panel of regulators share their perspectives on valuation actuary issues and relationships with valuation actuaries and professional and industry associations.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session number 2PD, from the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 14-15 in Washington, DC. The panelists provide an overview of current statutory valuation issues pertaining to life and annuity products, to be covered in-depth at subsequent sessions. Topics include: new valuation table for life insurance NAIC Actuarial Guidelines [AG] for variable product guaranteed living benefits and for equity-indexed universal life [ZZZZ] amendments to the Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Regulation [AOMR] progress on Unified Valuation System [UVS] Model Regulations on Separate Accounts Funding Group Contracts with Guarantees, and on Synthetic Guaranteed Investment Contracts [GICs] regulatory concern over liquidity and Regulation XXX mortality X factors.

Description: In this session from the June 2000 San Diego meeting of the Society of Actuaries , information was provided about the Professional Development - PD - requirement of the new examination system and the role of the advisor.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session number 37OF, from the 1999 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held September 23-24 in Los Angeles. A panel of regulators share their perspectives on valuation actuary related issues, including the hot issues from a regulatory concern, their attitudes on relying on the judgment of company actuaries, their assessment of how the valuation actuary concept is working, comments on peer review, and comments on the NAIC Life and Health Actuarial Task Force. Discussion from participants is included.

Description: This presentation from three state insurance department actuaries at the 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium Proceedings looks at a variety of topics from the regulator's viewpoint including asset adequacy testing, asumptions used, and regulation XXX among others.

Description: This is the table of contents for the 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: This is the table of contents to discussions published from the Washington, D.C. Meeting held October 26-29, 1997. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: State insurance department actuary, who also is on two committees of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners [NAIC], discusses current NAIC activities regarding nonforfeiture, sales illustrations, and replacements for life products and sales illustrations for annuities, as well as equity-indexed annuities [EIAs]. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: The Table of Contents from the 1997 Valuation Actuary Symposium Proceedings.

Description: 1997 Valuation Actuary Symposium, Session 28 focuses on regulatory topics.

Description: In the past few years, SoA members and leaders have raised questions about future needs for actuarial skills, globalization of markets, and the appropriate focus of the present education system in preparing actuaries for their professional futures. As a consequence of these questions, the SoA Board of Governors set aside a major portion of its January 1994 meeting to discuss the education of actuaries, with primary consideration being given to a longer horizon than the immediate future. Chris Daykin, representing the Institute of Actuaries, reported that the Institute was incorporating fundamental changes to its basic Education and Examination [E&E] system. These changes were aimed at focusing more on fundamental principles and away from details of practice.

Description: Index to Actuarial literature that was compiled by Edward Cowman. It contains by alphabetical order by subject and author a complete index of SOA publications.

Description: Full version of The Actuary Newsletter Volume 20, Number 8 - October 1986

Description: Discusses the purpose, membership, and many activities of the Non-Traditional Marketing Section, which was formed in 1984.

Description: List of workshops at the June 1986 Spring Meeting with no written record.

Description: List of workshops and sessions that have no written records

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting is a business meeting from the Individual Life Insurance And Annuity Product Development Section. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9. No. 4

Description: Table of Contents from the May, 1983 SOA Meeting in Vancouver. Record of the Society of Actuaries 1983 Volume 9, Number 3.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting discusses current regulatory topics affecting life insurance and annuity product development including smoker/non-smoker mortality tables, unisex legislation being considered and life insurance without guaranteed cash values. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 3

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting discusses regulatory topics affecting life insurance and annuity product development including Unisex rating, UL reserves and non-forfeiture values, policies without guaranteed cash surrender values, and smoker/non-smoker mortality tables. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 2.

Description: Record of the Society of Actuaries 1983 Volume 9, Number 2 Table of contents