Description: This is an article on statutory maximum valuation interest rates, the second of three articles outlining the new Model Valuation and Nonforfeiture Laws.

Description: From session 63 PD at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999, panelists discuss current issues including adoption status and proposals for various regulations critical to product development efforts. Impact of XXX on product design and reserves is also discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 1.

Description: From session 63 PD at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999 Impact of Regulatory Uncertainty on Product Innovation. Impact of XXX on product design and reserves also discussed. These are Charts 1 & 2 from that session. See separate document for discussion from this presentation.

Description: This appendix II Report on the Life and Annuity Living Benefits Survey provides supplemental information for the Report on Life and Annuity Living Benefit Riders: Considerations for Insurers and Resinsurers. Appendix A gives a list of 34 participants and Appendix B provides a glossary of terms used in the report. The report utilizes a literature review, company survey, company interviews and/or other methods to catalog a listing of common living benefit riders. It was sponsored by the Product Development and Reinsurance Sections along with the Committee on Life Insurance Research.

Description: Amidst a low rate environment along with limited upside potential for appealing returns, longevity risk has grown increasingly important. This program presents interesting results towards the development of capital market solutions in the mitigation of longevity or mortality risk.

Description: Many insurance companies have started Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives over the past few years to better engage with their employees and communities in new ways. Explore another important audience of DEI programs: the customers who purchase insurance products. Review research on the unique needs of specific groups that may have been underserved by insurance companies in the past. You will also touch on ways to make the insurance buying process more accessible to everyone.

Description: With the ever changing economic and regulatory environment along with emerging experience, companies face real challenges managing non-guaranteed elements (NGE) for life and annuity business. Explore the opportunities and challenges offered by NGE management, with consideration for market trends, regulations, and the new ASOP 2. By attending the session, you will: - Understand recent market trends in NGE management for life and annuities. - Better appreciate the regulatory and compliance requirements surrounding NGEs especially the revised ASOP 2. - Understand the risks of action and inaction on NGEs.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting covers organizational structure, the attributes that facilitate changes in strategic direction and changing the organization to support the business. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 4

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting discusses Unisex legislation in the U.S. Congress on new and existing policies that eliminates gender in life insurance, pensions, health insurance and automobile insurance.

Description: Non-guaranteed elements are parameters of life insurance and annuity polices that are not fixed when the policy is issued but may be changed from time to time by the insurance company. They emerged in the United States and other countries as features of Universal Life and similar products designed to make insurance more competitive in an environment where fully guaranteed products did not have sufficient flexibility to respond to rapidly changing conditions. This overview covers professional guidance, regulations and practical issues with reviewing and revising non-guaranteed parameters.