Description: Summary of private letter ruling the IRS released in February 2013 regarding a partnership formed to hold and manage bank-owned life insurance contracts. The article follows up another article from the same authors in the May 2012 issue of Taxing Times regarding an earlier ruling on a similar structure.

Description: Column discussing the efforts of the SOA’s Education Department. From The Actuary Magazine, April/May 2010 Vol 7 Issue 2

Description: In this article, the incoming president of the SOA discusses why it is important for SOA members to attest their CPD and he describes the simple process.

Description: The December 2013/January 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: Panelists [and members of the audience] debate whether earning a Master's in Business Administration [MBA] degree is more valuable than earning the Fellow of the Society of Actuaries [FSA] designation in terms of career-advancement opportunities in the financial-services industry. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: The scope of this paper is to provide a technical overview of the tools and disciplines currently in AI as well as the forces at work that financial institutions such as insurance companies are using to modernize their analytical processes.

Description: If you ask Dave Ingram what risk management related innovations or accomplishments is he most proud of, the answering is a quick and resounding, the work I did with the SOA's Risk Management Task Force.

Description: An article summarizing the GCA 2025 event in Mumbai, India

Description: We stand for respect and equality. We are committed to doing all we can to ensure that our profession reflects the diverse perspectives, cultures and backgrounds of the members and candidates.

Description: The Regulation and Taxation e-course covers the regulatory environment of life and annuity insurance in Taiwan.