Description: This article highlights GRET, the Generally Recognized Expense Table, which was included in the Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation. From Small Talk Newsletter, November 2005, Issue No. 25.

Description: This article discusses how insurers that focus on their core competencies and astutely outsource other functions will become more competitive and improve their performance.

Description: Results of the 2005 inter-company study of expenses for individual life and annuity business conducted by the SOA’s Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses, CLICE.

Description: Notice of Intent to Submit Data to 2010 Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study.

Description: Results of the 2001 Expense Practices and Methodology survey conducted by the SOA Committee on Life Insurance Company. The intent of the survey was to provide the committee with guidance on the creation of an expense experience study.

Description: Summary report for the eighth expense study conducted by the Society of Actuaries' Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses [CLICE]. Contributions of individual life and annuity expense data were received from 23 U.S. life insurance companies.

Description: This is the tenth experience study conducted by the SOA’s Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses on inter-company expenses. Contributions of individual life and annuity expense data were received from 13 US life insurance companies.

Description: Summary report of the 2005 Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study. Document contains a description of data used in the study, description of unit cost formulas, list of companies contributing to the study, tables and graphs, etc.

Description: Summary report of the 2005 Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study. Document contains a description of data used in the study, description of unit cost formulas, list of companies contributing to the study, tables and graphs, etc.

Description: This article provides encourages participation in and provides instructions for participation in the 2010 CLICE study. The objective of the 2010 study is to provide useful unit expense benchmark information to actuaries and their managements from which to assess their own unit expense performance, while expanding the level of contributions. In addition, CLICE expects the results to be useful in enhancing the generation of the Generally Recognized Expense Table GRET in the U.S. used by some companies to demonstrate compliance with the NAIC model sales illustration regulation.