Description: discussion of arbitrage possibilities cause by inconsistent mortality pricing assumptions in annuity products vis. a vis. life insurance products

Description: Discussion of the appropriate use of geometric versus arithmetic average returns to use in a stochastic interest rate generator to be equivalent to a deterministic single interest rate scenario.

Description: Discussion of a direct writer survey and a reinsurer survey conducted in the fall of 2002 by the Society of Actuaries. The surveys asked a number of questions about underwriting criteria needed to qualify for preferred risk. They also asked questions about the percentage of issues in each underwriting category and the mortality assumptions for the different categories.

Description: A discussion of the Society of Actuaries study of Mortality Under Standard Individually Underwritten Life Insurance Between 1995 and 1996 Policy Anniversaries.”

Description: Article from The Actuary, December 2000, volume 34, issue 10 is the annual treasurer's report from 1999-2000.

Description: This article describes that some companies are ‘approaching the problem of how to accommodate Universal Life in GAAP statements by using a simple method which produces not unreasonable results and waiting for consensus on appropriate methodology to develop. This describes so of the methodology currently in use.

Description: This article summarizes IFRS 4, the initial phase of international accounting standards for insurance contracts and provides and outlook for phase II.

Description: A review/highlights of the report on US population mortality improvements for the 4 years up to 2001

Description: The National Center For Health Statistics recently came out with preliminary 2006 U.S. population mortality statistics—showing lower mortality and a record life expectancy!

Description: This article discusses the proper slope of mortality tables, especially at the high attained ages.