Description: This article discusses new developments on the regulatory front. Under the new agreement, insurance company management and boards will be required to issue a statement that reflects their judgment about the firm’s viability, including its capital adequacy. The required opinion will have five elements - identifying risks, measuring risks, a risk feedback loop, a risk tolerance statement, and a risk policy.

Description: This article in the first in a series meant to highlight and explore the skills and knowledge actuaries have to offer as members of a Board of Directors, as well as what it takes to get there. From The Actuary, February 2012, Volume 9, Issue 1.

Description: Letter from the president discussing the SOA’s emphasis on communicating with employers.

Description: Column discussing recent events at and around the SOA.

Description: Column from SOA president discussing opportunities for members of the SOA.

Description: This is a chart from the article Shouldering the Cost of Employee Stock Options which shows the values at each node.

Description: This is a report on the Faculty meeting on 21 March regarding the funding of defined benefit pension schemes.

Description: Obituary dedicated to the life and times of Neil A. Parmenter.

Description: This is a discussion about an ongoing dialogue on a model of personal investing known as the Life–Cycle Model of Investing and Saving. To gain additional insight into the model and its implications for retirement planning, the SOA's Committee on Post Retirement Needs and Risks CPRNR recently gathered a panel of leading experts for a round table discussion on the model with the hope of providing a lively forum to exchange ideas.

Description: Discusses the different forms of guarantees that have been used in life insurance, and the various means of analyzing and establishing financial support to assure that these promises can be met.