Description: Summary of panel discussion which looked at the implications for life insurance companies of the increasing interest in equity forms of savings, as evidenced by the growth of mutual funds, employer sponsored employee thrift plans and the establishment of installment purchase plans for common stocks.

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. Discusses background, product design, NAIC model regulations, New York legislation and regulations, investment considerations, financial reporting, and provides a Canadian overview of MVA products.

Description: Presented at May 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed: Single premium deferred annuity, Flexible premium annuity, Universal life, Vanishing premium life, Indexed products, Variable products, Reinsurance.

Description: This is a discussion of the current topics in Canadian insurance. Specifically, it discusses product development, financial considerations, management of existing business, and outlook for field force.

Description: This general discussion looks at problems or solutions developed in the field of agents' compensation, considerations leading companies to recent reductions in individual annuity rates, trend to offer first year cash values, increasing demand for the issuance of insurance at ages up to 70 and beyond, and if the SOA should give consideration to elective subjects in the Fellowship exam.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Speakers from a bank, stockbrokerage and mutual fund company address, for their industry, the nature of customer contact, methods of distribution, investment management capabilities, the need for a level playing field, and potential cross-breeding of various industries.

Description: Presented at June 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about regulatory aspects , administrative aspects, financial reporting issues, Canadian products.

Description: Life reinsurance activity in Bermuda has experienced rapid growth in recent years. This article explores the key drivers of this growth.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This session addresses potential changes in life insurance and annuity markets under alternative tax systems, that is, value-added tax 'VAT' or consumption taxes, and flat taxes and the impact of those changes.

Description: This is a discussion on individual life insurance market needs and product design under conditions of inflation. Specifically it highlights the needs and interests of potential customers during periods of inflation, what problems are created in traditional life insurance product design during inflation, what solutions are available to life insurance companies and what solutions may be available in the future.