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  • Charting the Evolving Role and Authority of the CRO

    Charting the Evolving Role and Authority of the CRO Findings from EY Insurance Risk Management Team's 2016 (annual) Insurance Chief Risk Officer Survey. Enterprise Risk Management = ...

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    • Authors: David Paul, Chad R Runchey
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Capital - General Insurance; Life Insurance>Capital - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Value at risk - Modeling & Statistical Methods; Public Policy
  • Online Term Life Insurance Quotes Show Wide Variation among Vendors

    Online Term Life Insurance Quotes Show Wide Variation among Vendors Author conducts her own informal survey to see how quickly the services could deliver rate quotes and how much the quoted rates ...

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    • Authors: Ara C Trembly
    • Date: Sep 1999
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Term life; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance; Technology & Applications>E-commerce
  • Standard Forms Could Bring Life Insurers Big Savings

    Standard Forms Could Bring Life Insurers Big Savings Discusses what it takes to adopt them and how the savings are realized. Acquisition expenses; 11142 5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Lawrence Garvey
    • Date: May 2001
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance
  • Small Policies = Big Controversy

    Small Policies = Big Controversy Discusses the current controversy with the NAIC over Small Face Amount Policies, SFAPs. Guaranteed issue=GI;Individual life plans;National Association of ...

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    • Authors: John Ladley
    • Date: May 2001
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance
  • GRET 2006: What It Is and How It’s Going

    GRET 2006: What It Is and How It’s Going This article highlights GRET, the Generally Recognized Expense Table, which was included in the Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation. From Small ...

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    • Authors: James Thompson
    • Date: Nov 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Expenses - Life Insurance
  • Gross Premium Valuation Reserves: What Are They and How Are They Calculated?

    Gross Premium Valuation Reserves: What Are They and How Are They Calculated? A presentation on the theory underlying Gross Premium Valuation reserves and techniques for computing them for ...

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    • Authors: David V Smith
    • Date: Nov 2004
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Pricing in a Low Interest Rate Environment

    Pricing in a Low Interest Rate Environment The decrease in interest rates over the last several years has led to decreases in the maximum valuation rate and maximum nonforfeiture interest rate, ...

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    • Authors: Terry Long
    • Date: Mar 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Life Insurance>Non-forfeiture benefits; Reinsurance>Product development - Reinsurance
  • PBA Corner

    PBA Corner Article outlining the recent activity of the NAIC Life Actuarial Task Force LATF VM-20 Subgroup activities and the Academy’s Life Reserve Working Group dealing with feedback from the ...

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    • Authors: Karen Rudolph
    • Date: Sep 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • GAAP Targeted Improvements—Illustrated Term Insurance Earnings

    GAAP Targeted Improvements—Illustrated Term Insurance Earnings Illustrates key differences, in earnings for a segment of term insurance, between current GAAP standards and GAAP targeted ...

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    • Authors: Steven Malerich
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Term life
  • PBR Developments: What’s Going on with the Valuation Manual?

    PBR Developments: What’s Going on with the Valuation Manual? This article summarizes recent proposed changes to the Valuation Manual that might take effect for 2019 valuations for PBR business.

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    • Authors: Arnold Dicke, Leonard Mangini
    • Date: Sep 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance