Description: Background information on the calculation of the statutory valuation and nonforfeiture maximum interest rates and a brief discussion on the effect that changing interest rates will have on some typical life insurance products.

Description: Provides the reader with the most up-to-date status of the adoption of Regulation XXX. Each state insurance department was contacted between November 5–19, 1997 with subsequent follow-up discussions through March 1998. The information in this article reflects both where a state currently stands on the measure and its anticipated activity on the regulation in 1998.

Description: Key excerpts from research recently performed by Milliman consultants for the SOA on the impact of VM-20 on life insurance product development.

Description: This article compares and contrasts the new 2017 CSO tables to the 2001 CSO tables and discusses considerations and possible implications of the new tables on reserves and the implementation schedule of the new tables.