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The Reserves (and Capital) They Are a-Changing 2
Webcast CD
March 22, 2006

 


The Academy’s second-ever webcast about principles-based life reserving and RBC is now available on a CD. It includes up-to-date information on the Spring 2006 NAIC meeting and the Life Practice Council’s principles-based project.

Order the CDOrdering the CD

This CD contains the complete March 22nd audio presentation, Q&A, and accompanying PowerPoint slides in a single file. The price is $25 for government actuaries, $100 for Academy members, and $125 for all others. Only Academy members may order online. Anyone may order by fax or mail, including Academy members who prefer a paper-based transaction.

About the CD

The webcast features

  • Discussion of the role of peer review
  • Discussion of potential changes in insurance-company governance to accommodate principles-based approaches to reserve and solvency testing
  • A summary of developments during the Spring 2006 NAIC meeting
  • An activities report from the Life Reserve Working Group
  • An update from the Variable Annuity Reserve Working Group

Webcast speakers

The webcast has four speakers:

  • Donna Claire, Chair of the Risk Management and Financial Soundness Committee (also called the SVL2 Steering Committee), which is overseeing the Academy project
  • David Neve, Co-chair of the Life Reserve Work Group, which has developed a regulation and accompanying proposed actuarial guideline for a new reserve methodology for life insurance products
  • Tom Campbell, Chair of the Variable Annuity Reserve Work Group, which has developed a new reserving methodology for variable annuities
  • Shirley Shao, Chair of the Regulatory Interface, Governance, and Peer Review Work Group

Other resources

  • Listen to the Life Practice Council’s first webcast on the principles-based project.
  • Read material from the principles-based project. (You might want to bookmark the Risk home page for quick reference.)

Questions?

If you have questions about ordering or using the CD, contact Kasha Shelton (shelton@actuary.org, 202-223-8196). It you need more information about the topics discussed on the CD, or about Academy work on other life insurance issues, contact Amanda Yanek (yanek@actuary.org, 202-223-8196).


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