Description: This 1991 panel discussion considers several valuation issues from the point of view of an actuary of an insurance Company, a Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plan, and a Health Maintenance Organization [HMO]. The issues discussed include basic methodology, source of data/coding conventions, extended benefit provision, loss adjustment expense, provider arrangements, employer refund arrangements and cash flow testing. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3B.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss the current life insurance company merger and acquisition environment, and determining the value of a life insurance company. Topics include the actuarial valuation methodology, including the just adopted actuarial standard of practice, investment analyst valuation, and the risks associated with change of control. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists start their discussion with an overview of the history of actuarial standards, and the operations of the Actuarial Standards Board, ‘ASB,” the autonomous body responsible for setting standards of practice. The discussion covers standards affecting insurance company actuaries and consultants, and the value and impact of standards on the actuary's work. Panelists also suggest areas where additional standards are needed. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists discuss emerging issues in both statutory and GAAP financial reporting. They discuss current activities of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, ‘NAIC,’ Financial Accounting Standards Board, ‘FASB,’ Actuarial Standards Board, ‘ASB,’ the American Academy of Actuaries, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, ‘AICPA.’ Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss the duties and responsibilities of appointed actuaries, including compliance with qualification standards and actuarial standards of practice. They discuss the United States, where new regulations were recently adopted by the National Association of insurance Commissioners [NAIC], developments in Canada, where new legislation is expected to pass, and also world practice, looking at Europe and the U.K. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss the obligations and requirements with respect to cash flow testing for yearend 1991, at that time contained in Actuarial Standard of Practice No. 14. Topics include difficulties in the cash-flow testing process, such as asset and liability construction and assumptions, and strategy. Other topics are interpretation of results, how to cost-justify cash-flow testing, Canadian cash-flow techniques and issues, and asset liquidation versus borrowing. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4A.

Description: This presentation is an open forum from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The speakers, members of the Pension Committee of the Actuarial Standards Board [ASB], present an update on the ASB’s exposure drafts of actuarial standards of practice intended to provide detailed guidance on setting economic assumptions for pension plans. The session is concerned with selecting actuarial assumptions, specifically economic assumptions, for measuring pension obligations. The speakers note that in addition to providing guidance to actuaries, the standards are designed to help users of our work product understand what actuaries consider in determining their assumptions. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: Presented at May 2005 Spring Meeting. Panelist discuss recent developments in international accounting standards for insurance and related activities of the International Actuarial Association.

Description: This presentation, session number 85PD, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 24-25 in Atlanta. The panelists review existing and pending Actuarial Standards of Practice as they relate to life insurance financial reporting in the United States. Other topics include the nature of reliance on ASOPs by statutory authorities, and the composition and processes of the Actuarial Standards Board, the body that establishes the ASOPs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 1.

Description: This presentation from the 44th Actuarial Research Conference held in 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin is about the importance of research in industry. It describes the differences between instinctive and information driven business decision making models. It uses a case study of Assurant Health to discuss the infrastructure needed for processing data and list samples of external data sources. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 2010, Vol. 1.