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Institute of Actuaries of Australia Life Insurance and Wealth Management Practice Committee (LIWMPC). Update on Current Activities Grant Peters – Chair November 2006. Agenda. Industry Experience Investigations Product Rationalisation Legacy Portfolio Management IFRS LIASB Assistance
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Institute of Actuaries of AustraliaLife Insurance and Wealth Management Practice Committee (LIWMPC) Update on Current Activities Grant Peters – Chair November 2006
Agenda • Industry Experience Investigations • Product Rationalisation • Legacy Portfolio Management • IFRS • LIASB Assistance • Pandemics and Catastrophe Risk • New Regulator Prudential Standards and Practice Guides • Other Issues
Industry Experience Investigations • Historic studies • Lump Sum Investigation covering 1998 - 1999 period released in 2004 • Future studies • Lump Sum Investigation • Disability Investigation covering 1998 - 2001 • Preliminary findings presented at IAAust FS Forum in May 2006 • Other? (eg trauma, longevity)
Industry Experience Investigations (cont.) • Issues • How to get industry to contribute more effectively • Future funding of studies • Timelines – turnaround and frequency
Product Rationalisation • Submission provided to Treasury • Role of actuary in customer “equity” issues • Define IAAust public policy on product rationalisation • Provide input and comment on IFSA and government proposals • Produce an actuarial framework for assessing rationalisation proposals
Legacy Portfolio Management • Regulator interest • Assess current actuarial management of closed books • Tontine effects • Bonus and crediting rate setting • Management of guarantees
IFRS • Phase I • Removal / upgrading of existing Guidance Notes (GN 258, GN259 and GN260) • Monitoring of variations in practice • Monitoring of issues requiring discussion or guidance • Phase II • Monitoring developments
LIASB Assistance • Resilience Reserve Taskforce • Review of existing basis and parameters • Potential alternatives • Risk business (including annuities) • Review of existing basis and parameters • Potential alternatives
Pandemics and Catastrophe Risk • Regulator currently surveying market • Regulator information paper issued October 2006 • Discussion note for Appointed Actuaries? • Claims cost impacts? • Broader operational and systemic impacts? • Public comment and/or research?
New Regulator Prudential Standards and Guidance • New Prudential Standards and Practice Guides for life companies released October 2006 • Discussion Paper: Prudential Supervision of Life Companies
New Regulator Prudential Standards and Guidance (cont.) • LPS 220: Risk Management • LPG 200: Risk Management • LPG 230: Operational Risk • LPG 240: Life Insurance Risk and Life Reinsurance Management • LPG 250: Asset and Liability Management Risk • LPG 260: Conflict of Interest under Section 48 • LPS 232: Business Continuity Management • LPG 232: Business Continuity Management
New Regulator Prudential Standards and Guidance (cont) • Other Papers, Standards and Practice Guides Released • LPS 510 / LPG 510: Governance (May 2006) • LPS 520 / LPG 520: Fit and Proper (March 2006) • Information Paper: Pandemic Planning (October 2006) • LPS 231 / PPG 231: Outsourcing (October 2006)
Other Issues • PS 200 Review • Superannuation Reforms • External Peer Review • GN552 / GN252 Review • Target Surplus – discussion note • Unit Pricing
Other Issues (cont.) • Solvency II • Education Programme – volunteers • Member Communications – briefing sessions, website minutes
Other Issues (cont) • Potential Wealth Management Topics • Distribution economics (including structure of remuneration) • Risk capital techniques • Product profitability • Value based management • Reverse mortgages / Retirement income products
Other Issues (cont) • Potential Research Topics • Correlation of assumptions to external factors (eg. economic cycles) • Greater use of statistical techniques • Impact of genetic advances of life company claims • Retirement income solutions • Longevity risk • Operational Risk