Description: This paper studies the statistical theory underlying minimum surplus required to protect a group insurer from the insurance, or C2, risk. Followed by 2 submitted discussion papers

Description: This article reports on the activities of an ad-hoc group formed to help generate research on creating models for actuarial purposes.

Description: Panelists discuss how two SOA-sponsored research studies were conducted. The first one examines the relationship between certain econometrics series and life-insurance-company financial operations. The second one studies the usefulness and limitations of existing models and data sources for retirement benefit plans. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: 1988 Valuation Actuary Symposium. In this session the speaker described the modeling of the participating whole life division including the product description, modelling assumptions, operation of the model, and the results.

Description: 1987 Valuation Actuary Symposium. This session discussed the implementation of a solvency testing process, associated company considerations, and the ways in which the process might be viewed by other parties.