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: Discussion of the Buol Report, dealing with international solvency standards for life insurance companies

Description: The 2008 global financial crisis highlighted the costs of supporting systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) as well as the linkages both between institutions as well as across countries. The G 20 tasked the Financial Stability Board (FSB) along with international regulatory associations such as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to evolve frameworks for supervision of such SIFIs.

Description: This presentation is an open forum from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists present the preliminary report of The Society of Actuaries Task Force for Research on Life Insurance Sales Illustrations, summarizing the results of the task force’s work to date. Acknowledging the near universal belief that current sales illustration practices are inadequate, the panelists, members of the task force, discuss the alternatives to current illustration practices that the task force identified. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4A.