Description: From the 1985 Valuation Actuary Symposium. A discussion of the principles that should be part of a life insurance valuation. Also discussion of emerging actuarial professional standards of practice and regulatory requirements with respect to methodology for assessing reserve adequacy.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA New York Meeting covers future trends in the regulation of life insurance company valuation with an accompanying discussion note, the responsibility of the valuation actuary, the actuarial opinon and the SOA and AAA support of the valuation actuary. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 3

Description: This is a discussion on individual life insurance market needs and product design under conditions of inflation. Specifically it highlights the needs and interests of potential customers during periods of inflation, what problems are created in traditional life insurance product design during inflation, what solutions are available to life insurance companies and what solutions may be available in the future.

Description: This article discusses activities of a task force appointed by the Council of Presidents, an informal organization with representatives from the North American actuarial organizations. The task force has the following charge: To explore how to strengthen the actuarial profession and to consider, whether restructuring the organization of the profession would be helpful in achieving this goal.

Description: Discussion of a survey inquiring into the use of Embedded, or Shareholder, Value by U.S. and European Insurance Companies

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting covers the competition in financial industries, the degregulation efforts, demutualization and the effect of degregulation on life insurance companies. Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the May 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Colorado Springs, presented a discussion on life and annuity equity products of the 1980's. Topics included: 1. Product design 2. Taxes 3. Investment policy 4. Regulations 5. Marketing and sales 6. Effect of general account business

Description: Presented at May 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about how much surplus is needed, how it is determined, treatment of participating policyholders, approaches for measurement, and regulatory and professional body requirements affecting surplus relief reinsurance.

Description: This keynote address at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting looks at trends in sales, products, services and distribution for the life insurance industry.

Description: This panel discussion considers some of the approaches, techniques and problems in the development of corporate models and assumptions. The pros and cons of buying versus developing models was discussed and the use of deterministic versus stochastic models was addressed as well.