Description: This article reports the deaths of 17 members of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: In this article, the author gives an overview a number of Enterprise Risk Management ERM issues that arise when one considers the impact of income tax on a fair value accounting system.

Description: This 1991 panel discussion is about the NAIC and HIAA models, as well as state regulations proposed or adopted to regulate small group underwriting and rate guidelines. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3A.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists review mortality experience studies and research and underwriting practices, discussing topics including smoker vs. non-smoker mortality, differences by sex, and medical impairments. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: This presentation is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 17. This discussion on technology reviews recent [as of 1955] uses of electronic data processing equipment and major computer installations. The speakers also look at the prospects of joint use of large-scale installations by two or more companies, and discuss specific actuarial activities that can be accommodated by electronic data processing machinery, such as calculation of dividends, cash values, and policy reserves.

Description: This 1991 panel discussion: 1. Compares and contrasts standards set by various U.S and Canadian agencies- FASB, CICA, GASB, and IRS- for calculations under the Projected Unit Credit Cost Method, 2. Discusses certain types of retirement and ancillary benefits that are not easily handled under the Projected Unit Credit Cost Method, and 3. Provides insight into the nuances of using the Projected Unit Credit Cost Method for pension expense and funding purposes. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 3B.

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 discuss current events in individual life product development, and their impact on product design. Topics include proposed changes to the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for life insurance and annuities, multilife products, product guarantees, and solvency concerns. The Canadian perspective is presented as well. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. In this life insurance product tax session, attorneys representing the American Council of Life Insurance ACLI, the Internal revenue Service, ‘IRS,’ and the law firm of Davis & Harman discuss the status of recent IRS Private Letter Rulings, current activities of the American Council of Life Insurance, ‘ACLI,’ and other topics including the international reach of Internal Revenue Code sections 7702 and 7702A. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: Feature article discussing how activity with respect to Solvency II is increasing in the United States.

Description: This article discusses the impact of increasing activity with respect to Solvency II in the United States.