Description: This session explores where financial engineering is applied, who is “leading the charge,” and what are the current and future roles of actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 55PD of the Toronto Spring Meeting.

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. This session was about the impact of low interest rates. In 1993 the Moody's Aaa Corporate yields were near 8%. Topics included: 1. The effect by product line on different kinds of business. 2. The effect on merger and acquisition activity. 3. The interaction with tax 4. The interaction with regulatory changes.

Description: This session at the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting discusses issues related to the more direct involvement of actuaries on the asset side of the balance sheet.

Description: This report examines the subprime mortgage crisis and related financial consequences from the perspective of the insurance company.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New Orleans Meeting reviews bank annuity product development from three perspectives: strategic alliances between insurance organizations and banks, a consultant matching banks with insurance carriers, and a reinsurer working with banks on the 'retirement CD' product. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: 1990 Valuation Actuary Symposium Proceedings on sessions 7 and 13. The discussion for both workshops covered three major topics: l. Asset segmentation 2. Measuring investment results 3. Measuring interest margins.

Description: Historical note and examples of measuring investment performance

Description: The purpose of the article is to summarize the results and conclusions of the C-1 Risk Task Force Report prepared for the Committee on Valuation and Related Areas. A key question: Is the risk to insurance companies of defaults on junk bonds sufficient to justify increasing required surplus levels?

Description: This document is an an address presented by the Honorable Dr. Henry Wallich at the April 1976 Washington D.C. meeting on the topic of how to protect savings during a time of inflation.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting discusses the asset/liability implications of synthetic GICs, book value wrappers, the investment risks, and how companies are handling these risks. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.