Linton Yield Albert Linton  James Hunt Richard C. MURPHY: One of your charges was to comment on the use of the Linton yields for dissimilar plans and to compare the costs. Has your group made much progress on that issue? William SNELL, Northwestern Mutual: We have looked into that and are not ready to comment…

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Yield Index NAIC Yield Index Advisory Committee 1989 – SOA – What Will Be The Life Insurance Products Of The Future,  Society of Actuaries – 18p 1987 – SOA – Regulatory Update, Society of Actuaries – 26p The NAIC Yield Index Advisory Committee was started in the middle of 1984 at the behest of the regulatory…

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R-Ratio / R-Factor Conseco, Garn Lawsuit, R-Factor In essence, the model regulation <Universal Life Model Regulation> assumes that at issue, all universal life policies are permanent plans. The r-ratio is meant to measure the extent to which the policy is “on track” as a permanent plan. Statutory Valuation of Individual Life and Annuity Contracts |…

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