Description: This discussion looks at principles which should govern the determination of the respective proportions of earnings to be allocated to policyholders and stockholders, the level of contingency reserves and surplus which should be maintained, and looks at the extent to which the mandatory Security Valuation Reserve should affect the level of unassigned surplus.

Description: In this 1981 discussion session, actuaries from the United States, Canada and Britain talk about insurance regulation.

Description: This article notes that 1975, marks the hundredth anniversary of the appointment of the first federal Superintendent of Insurance in Canada, and provides a brief history of insurance regulation, highlighting the contributions and leadership of actuaries, and the recognition of the actuarial profession.