Actuarial Best Practices and Challenges in Policy Management
Explore the complexities of testing in-force policies, historical data analysis, projection methodologies, model governance, handling difficult situations, and enhancing actuarial models. Learn techniques to ensure data accuracy, manage policy performance, and address common industry challenges effectively.
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Testing Inforce Test each policy form from issue to termination Section 3.7 of ASOP 24 May save work, but only if sure tests would pass Combine actual past experience with future projections
Testing Inforce Keep past history Year Premium Investment Earnings Benefits Commissions Other Expenses Taxes Cash Flow Accumulated Cash Flow 1 $7,550 235 142 2,500 1,000 (911) 5,054 5,054 2 $7,020 695 192 140 150 243 6,990 12,044 Straightforward to capture actual premiums, benefits, commissions Often use assumed investment earned rate, tax rate, and expense assumptions to calculate investment earnings, taxes, and other expenses
Testing Inforce Append Projection Start with Block of Inforce Policies Project forward as with new sales Compare to Projected Cash Surrender Values Accumulated Cash Flow > CSV after duration 15
Model Governance Checklist Managing input and output into a model Ensuring data accuracy Automation, eliminate manual processes Static Validation Reconcile policy count, amount in force, etc. Validating inputs Have they changed? Peer review second set of eyes Dynamic Validation
Difficult Situations Experience getting worse, tests don t pass Can reduce scales May need to be zero May make product uncompetitive Only illustrated scale has to be cut to zero, not currently payable scale Could be old UL block with high minimum guaranteed rates, interest rates have dropped Zero scales don t have to be certified
Difficult Situations Model needs major improvements Acquired a block, couldn t get documentation Prior illustration actuary did subpar work Not fun to pick up any actuarial project with poor documentation Importance of documenting illustration actuary models with retirements common now
Practice Note Questions 16.8 and 16.9 Practice notes not binding, but often helpful Practice note says you can aggregate various assumptions Aggregate issue years with varying sales mixes, experience, etc. Experience studies Not credible or available Use relevant experience from other business or industry data
