Description: This session discussion is about the trends in a life insurance products in the 1980s have included graded premium whole life, universal life, excess interest whole life, variable life and single premium whole life. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting discusses current regulatory topics affecting life insurance and annuity product development including smoker/non-smoker mortality tables, unisex legislation being considered and life insurance without guaranteed cash values. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 3

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting discusses the current trends in term product design, term Insurance from the reinsurer's point of view and the future of term insurance.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting examines financial reporting for new generation life and annuity products, such as universal life, single premium deferred annuities SPDA's, and flexible premium annuities. Topics include statutory and GAAP reporting, NAIC proposed regulation for UL, management reporting and accounting treatment of rollovers and replacements.

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: Panelists discuss many developments over the year 1991 that impact the valuation actuary. Session 1 of the 1991 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: This article summarizes IFRS 4, the initial phase of international accounting standards for insurance contracts and provides and outlook for phase II.

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. The new SVL has expanded the scope and responsibilities of the valuation actuary. Topics covered: • Risk of legal liability for actuaries? • Vagueness of actuarial standards related to adequacy testing? • Reliance on other company experts? • Consultants versus company actuary perspectives? • The science versus the art of the process?

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, San Francisco. This session explored the process of marking liabilities to market. Topics included: 1. A summary of the FAS 115 requirements. 2. The ACADEMY TASK FORCE ON FAIR VALUE OF LIABILITIES. 3. APPRAISAL METHODS SUBGROUP - FOUR APPROACHES TO FAIR VALUING LIABILITIES. 4. THE PROBLEM OF MARKING LIABILITIES TO MARKET. 5. FOUR APPROACHES TO DISCOUNTING LIABILITY CASH FLOWS.

Description: This article discusses the author’s reactions to the Living To 100 Symposium. He summarizes several sessions and concludes by saying his main takeaway from the symposium is that the debate continues as to whether there is a significant chance of finding a way, over the near- or medium-term, to slow the aging process.