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Generating Stochastic Interest Rate Scenarios
Generating Stochastic Interest Rate Scenarios This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting covers a general overview of basic interest rate models, the meaning of an arbitrage free model, the ...- Authors: David N Becker, Michael F Davlin, Gordon E Klein, Mark S Tenney, Craig Merrill
- Date: Oct 1995
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
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The Value of the Firm:The Option Adjusted Value of Distributable Earnings
The Value of the Firm:The Option Adjusted Value of Distributable Earnings The goal for an insurance firm is to maximize value. This paper describes the approach using an objective function of ...- Authors: David N Becker
- Date: Jan 1999
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting
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Interest Rate Model Risk
Interest Rate Model Risk 1996 Valuation Actuary Symposium. The purpose of this session is to enhance understanding of what it means to have an adequate reserve based on cash-flow testing by ...- Authors: David N Becker, Michael E Mateja, Douglas A George, Peter Fitton
- Date: Jan 1996
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Topics: Finance & Investments; Modeling & Statistical Methods
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Practitioners' Forum
Practitioners' Forum Presented at 1995 Valuation Actuary Symposium. Discusses the evolving nature of the work of the valuation actuary, including asset liability management, cash flow ...- Authors: David N Becker, Charles D Friedstat, Michael E Mateja, Stephen A J Sedlak
- Date: Sep 1995
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
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Ask The Experts
Ask The Experts 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium. In this open forum questions were fielded by the panel of experts. Some of the questions: 1. How do you pick spreads for use in ...- Authors: David N Becker, Donna Claire, Craig R Raymond, Stephen A J Sedlak
- Date: Jan 1998
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Public Policy
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Statistical Tests of the Lognormal Distribution as a Basis for Interest Rate Changes
Statistical Tests of the Lognormal Distribution as a Basis for Interest Rate Changes This paper identifies several implicit assumptions underlying the use of the lognormal distribution for ...- Authors: David N Becker, Douglas Doll, Thomas Herzog, Daniel W Tucker
- Date: Oct 1991
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation
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Market Value Measures: Duration Analysis and Economic Surplus
Market Value Measures: Duration Analysis and Economic Surplus 1997 Valuation Actuary Symposium, Session 17 discusses market value measures and its uses in asset liability management. Asset ...- Authors: David N Becker, Cindy L Forbes, Frederick W Jackson, Douglas A George
- Date: Sep 1997
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Financial Reporting & Accounting
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Pricing in a Return-on-Equity Environment
Pricing in a Return-on-Equity Environment This paper will use a sample example to examine the relationship between the pricing objective of ROI and the corporate profit measure of ROE. From ...- Authors: David N Becker, David Ingram, Claude Y Paquin, Bradley M Smith, Donald R Sondergeld, Charlie T Whitley
- Date: Oct 1987
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance
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Use of Cash-Flow Testing in Product Development
Use of Cash-Flow Testing in Product Development 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session is about the use of cash-flow testing in product development. Topics addressed: 1.- Authors: David N Becker
- Date: Oct 1993
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance
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Cash-Flow Testing for Product Actuaries
Cash-Flow Testing for Product Actuaries 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session on cash-flow testing for product actuaries covered the following topics: 1. Guidance notes ...- Authors: David N Becker, Application Administrator, Donna Claire, Martin Klein, Anne Katcher
- Date: Oct 1992
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Public Policy