Description: Shows the average historical and estimated annual mortality improvement by age grouping for the three countries, both in terms of long averages and the ultimate level assumed.

Description: This article discusses international proposals for accounting reform that would establish a global common measurement approach for the large majority of life insurance and annuity products.

Description: From a session at the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium held in Washington DC, September 14-15, 2000 The session provides a brief overview of a variety of financial reporting topics, most of which were discussed in more detail in the subsequent sessions. The overview included topical issues as follows: • National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC Life and Health Actuarial Task Force developments and directions • Other NAIC/regulatory development • American Academy of Actuaries AAA/Actuarial Standards Board ASB developments • Financial Accounting Standards Board/Security Exchange Commission FASB/SEC and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP developments • Tax developments • Reinsurance development • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act

Description: This is an Actuary magazine article describing what an actuary is. Some observers have described the actuary as being good at numbers, but not so good at the big picture, business problems, or communications. As a result, certain actuaries may not get the chance to become involved in as wide a range of issues as they may like. The extreme case is an actuary who was passed over for a more “important” or broader corporate position or who wasn’t hired by a client to conduct a consulting project.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Sam Gutterman. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1995-96 Reports.

Description: This paper presents recent trends in obesity prevalence in significant population segments, including overall effects by age, gender and certain racial and ethnic groups, and discusses the ways in which obesity can influence mortality in each of these segments. It provides a synthesis of reported mortality experience relating to these behaviors by risk factors and diseases that will affect any mortality projection.

Description: This article discusses the decision to have the International Actuarial Association and the International Forum of Actuarial Associations be administered by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries in Ottawa.

Description: This is an example of male life expectancy at age 65 from the United States.

Description: This is the Data Analysis Tool for the Mortality Improvement Model, MIM-2021.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program is pleased to release a collection of essays addressing the impact of inflation on retirement and retirement-related issues.