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Life Perspectives, Summer 2026
What to Expect at the VM-22 Practitioners Forum
Shen
The Academy’s August VM-22 Practitioners Forum is designed for life actuaries who are past the introductory phase and ready to sharpen their understanding of VM-22 by connecting with peers...
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Life Perspectives, Spring 2026
Secure an Early Discount to May’s Insurance Investment Summit
There’s just one day left to secure an early registration discount to the Academy’s second annual Insuring the Future: Insurance Investment Summit, set for May 12–13 New...
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Life Perspectives, Fall 2025
Q&A—Life & Health Law Manual, and AG 55
Reigles
Every year the Academy updates the Life and Health Valuation Law Manual, which offers a single document to review and confirm the historical reserving methods, assumptions, and...
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Life Perspectives, Summer 2025
Academy Holds Inaugural Insurance Investment Summit
Kalvik (center) and Foley preside at the opening session
The Academy held its inaugural Insuring the Future: Insurance Investment Summit in New York in late May, bringing together close to...
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Life Perspectives, Spring 2025
Insuring the Future Investment Summit Coming to NYC in May
Kehrberg
Hosted by the Life Practice Council (LPC) and the LPC's Investment Analysis Subcommittee, the Academy's Insuring the Future: Insurance Investment Summit will be held...
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Life Perspectives, Winter 2024
LPC Sets Insurance Investment Summit for May 2025, Following Academy Federal Hill Visits
The Life Practice Council (LPC) will hold an in-person "Insuring the Future: Insurance Investment Summit" on May 22-23, 2025, in New York City.Hosted by...
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Life Perspectives, Summer/Fall 2024
VM-22 Field Test Underway
Over the past two years, the Academy has been working closely with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), and more recently EY (Ernst & Young...
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Life Perspectives, Spring 2024
Investment Actuaries' Corner
Investment Actuaries' Corner is a new column that will be featured in Actuarial Update, and in Life Perspectives.
Commercial Real Estate in a Post-COVID Environment
Amid vacant or nearly vacant...
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Life Perspectives, Winter 2023
Envision Tomorrow in Focus
Annual Meeting Cross-Practice Session Looks at PRT Group Annuity Contracts
Presenters in a life/pension cross-practice session at Envision Tomorrow, the Academy's Annual Meeting in November, gave a high-level...
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Life Perspectives, Fall 2023
Academy Presents on Life Issues at NAIC Summer Meeting
The Academy's life presentations at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer National Meeting in Seattle in mid-August included looks at key Life Practice Council...
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Life Perspectives, Summer 2023
Highlights From Life Perspectives
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Q&A - Up Close with CLOs
Smith
The C1 Work Group of the Life...
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Life Perspectives, Winter/Spring 2023
Insights on the Upcoming Life PBR Webinar Series
Lankowski
The Life Practice Council's (LPC) PBR Implementation Work Group's 2023 webinar series on principle-based reserving (PBR) kicks off this week with the March 15 "PBR Bootcamp: Governance...
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Life Perspectives, Fall 2022
Q&A-Inflation Discussion Brief
Claire
Recently, high inflation in the U.S. has been making news. The Life Practice Council's (LPC) Life Experience Committee prepared a discussion brief, Reflection of Inflation, Interest Rates, Stock...
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Life Perspectives, Spring 2022
Q&A-LTC Life Insurance Combination Product Valuation Practice Note Released
Eaton
The Life Practice Council's Long-Term Care Life Insurance Combination Product Valuation practice note, released in April, provides a definition of...
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Life Perspectives, Fall/Winter 2021–2022
Q&A-Future Mortality Improvement Update
Bahna-Nolan
To discuss the Academy/Society of Actuaries ongoing work with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on future mortality improvement, Life Perspectives talked to the...
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Life Perspectives, Summer 2021
Annual Meeting & Public Policy Forum to Be a Hybrid Event
Sessions to Look at Key Life Insurance Issues
Registration is open for the Academy's 2021 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum, to be held as a hybrid event Nov. 4-5. Attendees...
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Life Perspectives, Spring 2021
Spring 2021
Vol 4 | No. 2
A Look at Current VM-22
By Donna Claire, chairperson of the Life Practice Council’s (LPC) PBR Implementation Work Group, and lead drafter of the just released VM-22 In Brief.
VM-22 In Brief document is a summary...
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Life Perspectives, Winter 2021
Winter 2021
Vol 4 | No. 1
Webinar Recaps LPC’s 2020 Work, Looks Ahead to New Year
Academy Life Practice Area: 2020 in Review/2021 Preview” webinar held on Jan. 13, Life Practice Council (LPC) volunteers recapped key life-practice...
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Life Perspectives, Fall 2020
Fall 2020
Vol 3 | No. 4
Q&A—White Paper Explores Implications of 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
white paper outlining the most significant changes in the taxation of life insurance companies that were made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of...
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Life Perspectives, Summer 2020
Summer 2020
Vol 3 | No. 3
Registration Open for September’s Virtual PBR Boot Camp
Registration is open for the Academy’s Virtual PBR Boot Camp, to be held Sept. 14–17. Sessions over four days will provide useful and practical...