Description: Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance (CPPI) performance is assessed on realistic assumptions and dynamic strategies to mitigate the so-called ”gap risk”.

Description: Five Insights from the Society of Actuaries Product Development Survey on how to bring products to market.

Description: In this video, Malika Visram, a life valuation actuary, explains the differences between term life, whole life, and universal life insurance products. She also discusses the actuarial aspects of pricing and risk management for these products. Watch the video to learn more about the world of life insurance and the role of actuaries in it. Contributors: Malika Visram; Scott Allen, FSA, MAAA; Razi Hasnain, ASA, ACIA; Jon Forster, ASA, MAAA

Description: Universal Life/Indexed Universal Life trends based on the 6th annual Milliman survey of leading UL carriers. Reveals the current dynamics of the UL/IUL market and provides carriers with competitive benchmarking to see how they stand relative to their peers.

Description: Read the June 2018 issue of Product Matters published by the Product Development Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: The days of reinsurance treaties bound by a handshake are long gone. Treaties have evolved into complex legal documents. The session will use a recently released study on recapture provisions as a starting point and will expand the discussion to other key treaty provisions. The focus will be on understanding the intentions, concerns and relative positions of both the direct company and the reinsurer so that a mutually beneficial compromise can be explored.

Description: The life market has seen many challenges recently and has evolved to meet them. More exciting developments are expected to continue in the future. The presenters will cover current life industry trends, including principles-based reserves product trends, indexed UL product and illustrations updates, and accelerated underwriting and the NY DFS circular lette

Description: Article analyzes the value of a discounted accelerated benefit provision and suggests that it might be more generous than expected.

Description: The world around us keeps changing F.A.S.T. propelling life insurance companies to respond with F.R.E.S.H. product solutions.

Description: Letter from the Chair of the Product Development Council. Challenging times bring opportunities. Today's low interest environment is a rallying cry for our industry to transform our products and the way we do business