Description: Discusses the current activities of the Life Liquidity Risk Working Group of the NAIC.

Description: Discusses legislation being proposed in various states that would apply to Small Face Amount Policies, SFAPs.

Description: This is an article about the new 2001 CSO Valuation Mortality Table for new product development. From Small Talk Newsletter, November 2005, Issue No. 25.

Description: A discussion of compliance with Model Audit Rule, MAR, deadlines, including requirements over auditor independence and corporate governance and management’s report of internal control over financial reporting.

Description: A review of the major activities and accomplishments of the Smaller Insurance Company Section over the last year.

Description: This article provides a description of three factor updates for the NAIC Risk-Based Capital that will take effect in 2012.

Description: Discusses Aug. 23, 2007, meetings in Salt Lake City, Utah, about principles-based approach for both reserves and risk-based capital, RBC.

Description: Small Talk Newsletter, June 2005, Issue No. 24. Last fall, the Internal Revenue Service IRS released Notice 2004-61, 2004-41 I.R.B. 596 October 12, 2004, interpreting the reasonable mortality charge requirement applicable to life insurance contracts under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Description: This article discusses regulatory proposals and developments at both the state and federal level that call for small insurer vigilance.

Description: This article details the IRS' Revenue Ruling 2005-6. This ruling provides formal guidance on how to treat family term riders for purposes of the computational limit calculations in Internal Revenue Code IRC sections 7702 and 7702A i.e., calculations of net single premiums, guideline single premiums, guideline level premiums and 7-pay premiums. From Small Talk Newsletter, June 2005, Issue No. 24.