Description: Panelists consider the future environment of the valuation actuary in the U.S., the current environment in Canada and elsewhere, and the likely future methods of determining financial solvency in the U.S. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: This session discussion is about the role of data analysis in decision making, HIAA surveys, National Center for Health Statistics [surveys on Ambulatory Medical Care, Hospital Discharge and Nursing Homes], and SOA experience data collection efforts. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 1.

Description: Discusses the initial accomplishments and upcoming challenges of the newly formed IFAA. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session is about the new methods of actuarial accounting and other methods in other countries: United Kingdom, Australia and Mexico. Topics included: 1. An overview of the most significant overall trends being addressed worldwide in the area of life insurance accounting. 2. Australian trends. 3. Trends in the UK. 4. Trends in Mexico.

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is about the World Future Society meeting held in July, 1986, covering such topics as business, emergency management, finance, new technologies, work, careers and more. The panelists will offer an actuary's perspective of this gathering of futurists from various backgrounds and perspectives.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session 58OF, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. The panelists present both theoretical and practical perspectives of the role of assumed asset returns and credit spreads in determining the fair value of policyholder liabilities. They cover financial economics, how other financial service companies value liabilities, what factors go into determining an appropriate discount rate for insurance liabilities, and issues currently being debated by the International Accounting Standards Board [IASB], and the Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

Description: Sam Gutterman presents his paper, 'Expenses and Pricing', at this session at the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting. He discusses the need to control expenses and reflect them appropriately in pricing as vital to an insurance company' s short-term and long-term success.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting covers an update on IASB developments related to international accounting standards for insurance, fair value versus other measures, recognition of profits or losses at issue and balance sheet versus income statement focus for financial reporting. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This session deals with the range of loan guarantee programs, program design, pricing and costing of benefits, classification of risks and underwriting, available experience, experience studies and claims management, and actuarial models.

Description: This 1991 panel session discussion is a progress report of the Society of Actuaries' Long-Term Care [LTC] Experience Committee. The presentation is organized around three principle areas of the Committee's activities. The first area is noninsurance company experience. The second area is the Committee's 1984-89 study of intercompany insurance experience of monoline long-term care health insurance products. The third area is the Committee's efforts to develop the experience of continuing care retirement communities [CCRCs]. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3B.