Description: In session 51CS of the Maui I Spring Meeting the Panel describes what every actuary should know about mergers and acquisitions in the life and health insurance business. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1.

Description: Panelists in session 25PD of the New York Annual Meeting examine the roles actuaries and investment bankers pay in mutual company restructuring demutualizations or conversion to mutual holding company. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24. No. 3.

Description: From the Record 1977 Vol. 3, No. 1, this presentation is from a concurrent session at the Society of Actuaries 1977 Regional Meeting, held in Atlanta March 31-April 1. The presentation is an “interdisciplinary examination of techniques, considerations and methodology associated with evaluation of acquisitions, mergers and new ventures.” The presenters focus on the investment, legal, tax, accounting, and actuarial aspects of externally directed activities.

Description: This panel discussion is about the basic concepts of non-participating life products with non-guaranteed or ideterminate premiums. Various issues around pricing, product design, reserving, regulatory approval and taxes are discussed.

Description: Panelists provide regulatory updates about risk classification [including AIDS application issues], valuation and nonforfeiture, and cost disclosure. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Description: In this session 120F of the New York Annual Meeting the panel discusses the impact that the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association and other recent market conduct developments will have on the practice and the profession of the actuary. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting focuses on WL and UL insurance products offered in the U.S. and Canada, market and regulatory differences and similarities, the comparison of product offerings and an overview of current issues in product development. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting discuss how changes in interest rates affect the assets and liabilities of a life insurance company and what a company can do to prepare. This session examines historical trends in interest rates and how companies have reacted to both sudden and gradual changes.

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. This session is about product trends, state regulations, disclosure requirements and tax status. Topics included: 1. The development of the NAIC model regulation on accelerated benefits. 2. Some state-specific responses to accelerated benefit products. 3. The tax status of accelerated benefits. 4. ACLI comments regarding several shortcomings in the model regulation.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New Orleans Meeting provides information on insurance company ratings including the Moody's rating: the process, quantitative measures, qualitative rating, and the level of surplus. Other issues are the reliance on credit agencies for GIC buyers and how organizations use the ratings. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.