Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting covers the impact on insurance companies from rating, the different rating agencies, the varying processes and information used by the rating agencies and criticism of rating agencies. It also covers information from A.M. Best. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: Discusses five subjects, including proposed IASB discussion paper, split-dollar life insurance, penalties for paid tax preparers, statutory reserves for insurers, and NAIC securitization initiatives.

Description: This session from the 1981 SOA Spring Meeting focuses on the impact of inflation, economic and social issues on financial reporting, insolvency within the financial security industry, changes in financial reporting and life insurance valuation in the current economic environment. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA New York City Meeting covers techniques used to effectively manage a company's cash considering liquidity, control and investment income. It includes the topics of collecting and mobilizing cash, reconciliation procedures, investing cash and disbursement functions. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 3

Description: The landscape of climate-related and sustainability-related disclosures has been changing and evolving. The approaches that companies will use under the new ISSB standards (IFRS - IFRS S1, IFRS - IFRS S2) remains to be seen. To help prepare for these standards taking effect, the SOA Research Institute Catastrophe & Climate Strategic Research Program Steering Committee is seeking researchers to conduct a literature search to lay out methodologies and approaches being considered to implement these new standards, along with common terminology and common language determination in the approaches.

Description: This 1997 Valuation Actuary Symposium, Session 14 looks at sources of profits and how that can be use in managing the company.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting covers financial reporting isues arising from activities at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, FASB, Actuarial Standards Board, American Academy of Actuaries, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Federal Government.

Description: This article examines the changes in U.S. regulatory reserve and risk-based capital requirements that will significantly impact the insurance industry and practicing actuaries. It summarizes activity related to principles-based reserves and risk-based capital initiatives during 2005.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Committee on Finance Research (CFR) and Investment Section are seeking researchers to produce a primer that compares regulatory approaches for actuarially related investment aspects of the banking and insurance industries in North America. The underlying motivation for this effort is to educate actuaries on these issues and provide a useful resource for learning more about how these industries compare in this regard.

Description: This session 12PD of the 2005 Valuation Actuary Symposium covers issues related to financial statement disclosure. Panelists discuss financial statement disclosure requirements in the United States and other jurisdictions and examine the quantity and quality of financial risk disclosures by life insurance companies.