Description: This panel of session 3PD of the Washington Annual Meeting discusses a range of topics which fall under a new professional label of financial engineer, and how this role relates to the role of the actuary. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This session discussion is about various asset related items that are needed to perform necessary projections. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: In session 119 CS of the Washington Annual Meeting panelists discuss techniques for analyzing and developing investment strategies based on the mathematical approach of linear programming are presented. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This session at the 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium gives an overview of risk management. Two example company programs are described. The use of value at risk as a measure is discussed.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting presents their approach to an integrated risk management framework that assesses the level of risk in the organization and where it lies on the balance sheet.

Description: The management of the investments of an insurance enterprise has undergone a considerable evolution since the pioneering work of Redington in the mid 20th century. Best practices have evolved to incorporate ever more complex insurance liabilities, expanding investment asset classes and global market opportunities. Strategic asset allocation (SAA), liability driven investing, and other robust optimization approaches form the core of the professional management of insurance company investments.