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  • Gross Premium Valuation Reserves: What Are They and How Are They Calculated?
    Gross Premium Valuation Reserves: What Are They and How Are They Calculated? A presentation on the theory underlying Gross Premium Valuation reserves and techniques for computing them for ...

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    • Authors: David V Smith
    • Date: Nov 2004
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Complying With the XXX ASOP
    Complying With the XXX ASOP This article describes how to apply the XXX Model Regulation in valuing life insurance policies and the proposed Actuarial Standard of Practice ASOP related the ...

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    • Authors: Douglas Robbins
    • Date: Apr 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Regulatory Update on Life and Some Health Insurance Issues as of Dec. 21, 2012
    Regulatory Update on Life and Some Health Insurance Issues as of Dec. 21, 2012 An update on the principle-based reserves (PBR) process and possible valuation manual adoption, with recommendations ...

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    • Authors: Norman E Hill
    • Date: Mar 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Does It Seem to You that Valuation Mortality Tables Don’t Last as Long Anymore?
    Does It Seem to You that Valuation Mortality Tables Don’t Last as Long Anymore? This is an article about the new 2001 CSO Valuation Mortality Table for new product development. From Small Talk ...

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    • Authors: Roger Annin
    • Date: Nov 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Adventures in 2008 Cash Flow Testing
    Adventures in 2008 Cash Flow Testing This article provides some insights into the creativity employed in cash flow testing to help ensure the sound survival of small companies that have limited ...

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    • Authors: Sharon Giffen, Donald Walker
    • Date: Jun 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Notes on the Status of the Principles-Based Approach, Including Utah Meetings with Academy Representatives
    Notes on the Status of the Principles-Based Approach, Including Utah Meetings with Academy Representatives Discusses Aug. 23, 2007, meetings in Salt Lake City, Utah, about principles-based ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Nov 2007
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Annuities>Capital - Annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Capital - Life Insurance
  • Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins
    Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins Describes a process for identifying relevant industry experience to credibility-weight with relevant company experience ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall, Marianne C Purushotham
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Compromise on Guideline XXX in Works
    Compromise on Guideline XXX in Works This article summarizes the activities of an industry group to develop alternatives to the impending XXX regulation. Five subcommittees will work on ...

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    • Authors: James Van Elsen
    • Date: May 1998
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • XXX Wreaks Havoc in Term Market
    XXX Wreaks Havoc in Term Market This article discusses the Regulation XXX, the loss of significant sales in the term market and the following products designs which have been cited as possible ...

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    • Authors: James Van Elsen
    • Date: Dec 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Changes in the Valuation Interest Rate
    Changes in the Valuation Interest Rate This article discusses the effects of a reduction in the life valuation interest rate and the adoption of the 2001 CSO table. From Small Talk Newsletter, ...

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    • Authors: Terry Long, Donna K Ferguson
    • Date: Nov 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Non-forfeiture benefits