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Statement of Actuarial Opinion Changes for 2007. Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar September 2007 By: Joseph A. Herbers Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION. Background on Herbers History Lesson Changes for 2007 Other Changes Peculiar Issues Q&A.
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Statement of Actuarial OpinionChanges for 2007 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar September 2007 By: Joseph A. Herbers Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc.
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION • Background on Herbers • History Lesson • Changes for 2007 • Other Changes • Peculiar Issues • Q&A
Background on Herbers • COPLFR Member since 1998 • Faculty for AAA Seminar on Effective P/C Loss Reserve Opinions • Practice Note Subcommittee • Appointed Actuary for 24 domestic P/C companies / RRG’s in 2007 • Loss Reserve Specialist / AA for dozens of captives • CAS paper on Materiality and SAOs (2004)
History (cont.) 2006 Title Opinion Instructions Clarification that AOS is a separate document from SAO New CATF Guidance on Risk Transfer, Prepaid LAE
Changes for 2007 • New Requirement that Exh A & Exh B be submitted electronically • New Instruction that items in Exh B be net unless otherwise indicated • New Disclosures in Exh B • Name of Appointed Actuary (AA) • Relationship of AA to Company • Credentials of AA • Specific Citation of Type of SAO (of 5 types) • Declaration (yes/no) of whether RMAD exists • New CATF Guidance
Exh B: Disclosures (cont.) Items 11-13 unchanged
Other Changes for 2007 • AAA Qualifications Standards • ASOP 43 • Note conflict with current ASOP 9, Section 5.2 regarding need to “describe the impact of changes” when material change made to methods and/or assumptions
Peculiar Issues • CA WC Schedule P (2004) • Colorado (2006) • RRG in District of Columbia • Bermuda, Captives, Self-Insured Groups - when to follow NAIC format? • What’s coming next?