Description: Announcement that learning objectives for Exam MLC, MODELS FOR LIFE CONTINGENCIES, are being revised and will be in place for the spring 2012 administration of this examination.

Description: This article outlines the results of the appointed actuaries survey to gather information on current practices related to asset adequacy analysis performed in 2008 by the Financial Reporting Section Council.

Description: This article addresses the complexities and practicalities of constructing a continuance curve from long-term care LTC claims data.

Description: A summary of a scientific paper written to address the differences and similarities between the option pricing method now more commonly known as fair valuation and the actuarial appraisal method.

Description: Experience study of individual payout annuities, covering calendar years 2000 through 2004

Description: Outline of the changes made to the 2008 Valuation Basic Table as compared to those that were on the SOA web site prior to the change.

Description: This report provides the results of the 2009 Credit Life Mortality Study, which covered a four-calendar year period from 2003 to 2006.

Description: The 2009 Vietnam experience study includes both mortality and persistency studies of policies in force any time during the 2004-2008 study period. The study applies to the entire portfolios of the contributing companies and these companies represent the entire Vietnam individual life insurance market. Separate studies were performed based upon policy counts and insurance in force. Actual mortality was compared to expected mortality based upon the SOA 1975-80 select and ultimate mortality table.

Description: Scale BB was introduced in March 2012 as an interim mortality improvement scale which may be used by pension actuaries until work on a formal successor to the widely used improvement scale, Scale AA, is complete.

Description: The attached report presents the results of a survey whose purpose was to explore the various uses of technology by life insurance companies. The survey was conducted by the Technology Survey Subcommittee of the Society of Actuaries Life Insurance Mortality and Underwriting Survey Committee. The primary focus of this survey was the impact of technology on mortality studies and underwriting.