Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting focuses on the actuary's role and responsibility in the financial reporting process. It covers peer-review standards in Canada, Sarbanes-Oxley and the implementation of both in financial reporting. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1992 Valuation Actuary Symposium looks at how the valuation actuary may ensure his work stands up to regulatory and professional scrutiny including a discussion on the Standard Valuation Law SVL, the model regulation, Actuarial Standards of Practice ASP 7 and 14, forming an opinion, the content of the opinion and the content of the memorandum.

Description: From a session at the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium held in Washington DC, September 14-15, 2000 In this session the panelists discussed the issues related to the actuarial aspects associated with the demutualization process. The issues discussed included: • Developing historical and prospective assumptions • Aligning the models used in the company’s philosophy regarding dividend determination and pricing • Creating experience assumptions when less-than-perfect data exist • Determining who gets what • Complying with actuarial and accounting standards

Description: Companies exempt from PBR can benefit by borrowing ideas and lessons learned from companies that perform and operate in a PBR world. The presenters will discuss VM requirements related to governance policies, as well as assumption and margin setting, plus model validations and controls which can benefit smaller insurance companies. Attendees will learn about new actuarial practices and how the PBR methodology and Valuation Manual can influence their work and highlight available resources.

Description: Presentation at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This panel discussion covers emerging issues in Canadian financial reporting for life insurance companies: new consolidated standards of practice, future financial condition opinion, disclosure of financial information.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 San Francisco Spring Meeting covers emerging issues in statutory and GAAP financial reporting as well as activity with respect to actuarial principles.

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 session discusses activities of the AAA with respect to financial reporting and actuarial opinions, related emerging legislation [Sarbanes-Oxley], FAS 141 & 142 [business combinations], and liability determination. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3, Session 25

Description: Panelists discuss efforts toward developing a more-formal set of requirements for the valuation actuary in the valuation process. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Description: This presentation at the 1989 Valuation Actuary Symposium discusses the background and status of the trial compliance questionnaire, which will require the valuation actuary to demonstrate compliance with standards of practice.