Description: Outline of modifications to formulas in previously released FORTRAN program to compute two-life annuities, including those designated 'qualified joint and survivor annuities' in the ERISA Act of 1974.

Description: FASB has provided broad guidance for application of long-duration targeted improvements (LDTI) in Actuarial Standards Update 2018-12 for U.S GAAP financial reporting. However, the broad guidance provided leads to several interpretations and technology, data and system implementation challenges. During this session, the presenters will focus on sharing the technology, system and data challenges and insights gathered from their FASB LDTI implementation journey, including lessons learned from collaboration with other discipline areas and stakeholders such as finance, investment and IT. The presenters will also discuss methods to overcome challenges and go beyond compliance.

Description: Editorial describing issue’s contents.

Description: 1999 SOA Regional Meeting, Atlanta. In this session on data and interoperability standards for actuaries, the panel discusses the importance of open data standards which enable communication and transmission of data between different systems developed by different vendors. They also discuss the attached white paper entitled 'Proposed Data Standards for Table Data in the Insurance and Pension Industries' which was written by the Computer Science Section of the SOA to encourage adoption of the described standard.

Description: Editor Howard Calif introduces the new newsletter design and articles.

Description: This article ecourages actuaries to get up to date with the use of the internet as personal computing and electronic communications are changing the way we do business.

Description: Perhaps readers will send us additions to the following short list of events in the mathematical world associated with years ending in the digits 82. These are taken from IBM’s history chart, “Men of Modern Mathematics.”

Description: Editor discusses feedback on new format of newsletter and solicits volunteers for more articles.

Description: Outgoing co-editor Howard Callif bids farewell and introduces incoming co-editor Richard Junker.

Description: The chairperson reviewed the accomplishments from the prior year and provided a preview of upcoming events.