Description: 2021 Life Meeting - Session 8A: Use of Electronic Health Records in the Assessment of Life and Health Risks 9.1.21 Recording

Description: This session will kick off the key National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) activities, with a primary focus on updates to principle-based reserve valuations and appointed actuary topics. Discover insights into the current set of activities and initiatives being considered and/or adopted by the NAIC Life Actuarial Task Force (LATF) and the NAIC Risk Based Capital Working Group as well as Actuarial Standards Board. Discuss actuarial practice issues and other appointed actuary and opinion topics relevant to life insurance, variable annuities and fixed annuities. By attending this session, you will: - Understand what changes are being made to reserves, RBC, PBR and Actuarial Standards and related topics and the anticipated timing of such emerging changes.

Description: Explore the findings from the research paper recently released by Milliman and the SOA, highlighting the growing need for support of informal/family caregivers. We will discuss both quantitative and qualitative data that illustrates not only the cost and burgeoning need, but the mental/emotional stressors that come along with this work.

Description: A recap of the SOA Research Institute's participation in the Spring 2024 NAIC National Meeting.

Description: A recap of the SOA Research Institute's participation in the NAIC Spring 2023 meeting

Description: The article provides an introduction to some of the key limitations that the Internal Revenue Code imposes on business uses of life insurance, focusing on the limitations under Section 264(a) on business deductions for premiums and interest expenses related to life insurance, the similar limitations under Section 264(f) for unrelated interest expenses of businesses that own life insurance, the limitations under Section 101(j) on the excludability of death benefits under employer-owned life insurance contracts, and the recently-enacted rules for life settlement transactions.

Description: Discussion of recent economic, social and political environment and trends and the impact they have had on insurance regulation and needed changes in the regulations and regulatory process.

Description: This reinsurance refresh session will review different types of reinsurance, main reinsurance regulations and resources, key reinsurance treaty provisions, as well as recent developments in reinsurance. We will also introduce LEARN, an education initiative sponsored by the SOA Reinsurance Section to help improve communication with regulators.

Description: A high-level overview of the recent release of the update to the illustration practice notes, or IPNs.

Description: Summary of the upcoming activities for the Smaller Insurance Company Section in 2016.