Description: This article delves into a new line of statistical thinking of the author, that may be useful for product development actuaries. The key concept is how product design can produce products that diversify quickly, meaning that the company can be confident of a profitable product line, based on fewer sales than might be true for other designs.

Description: Investors in the Life Settlements Market have had to rely on simple actual to expected analyses for a quality assesment of life expectancy reports. This article presents an alternative validation methodology, which makes much better use of the available mortality information. Investors can thereby perform their own, statistically conclusive, analyses concerning the life expectancies on which they have based their pricing and management of future cash flows.

Description: A discussion of regulatory considerations for pension plans considering the use of longevity risk hedging contracts in Canada.

Description: From 4 to 8 June 2018, the German Association of Actuaries, in conjunction with the IAA, will host the 31st International Congress of Actuaries in Berlin.

Description: Results of a survey to examine the various changes life insurance companies have recently made, or are thinking of making, to improve the new business process.

Description: The results of the 2016 Group Term Life Experience Study, which includes experience for policies in force anytime during 2010 through 2013.

Description: The results of the 2016 Group Term Life Experience Study, which includes experience for policies in force anytime during 2010 through 2013.

Description: The SOA's GDIEC has completed their study of termination experience for the period 2004-2012. Included is a preliminary report and pivot tables.

Description: This report presents the results of a survey of the actions companies took on their term products in response to the introduction of the NAIC Valuation of Life Insurance Policies Model Regulation, ‘Regulation XXX,’ and Actuarial Standard of Practice No. 40. The survey also explores the development of companies' X factors, the associated annual X factor certification process and how Regulation XXX impacts the companies' level term pricing. The survey was conducted by the Regulation XXX Survey Subcommittee of the Society of Actuaries Life Insurance Mortality and Underwriting Survey Committee. Common survey responses to Regulation XXX included consideration of reinsurance, changes in product design, the most common changes reported being the length of the guarantee period and the level of the gross premiums, and changing rates on existing products.

Description: Study of the impact of IRS proposed mortality tables on private sector pension plan costs, including liabilities, contributions and PBGC premiums.