Precept 10 of the Actuarial Code of Conduct requires actuaries to perform Actuarial Services with courtesy and professional respect and to cooperate with others in the Principal’s interest. Annotation 10-5 clarifies that “When a Principal has given consent for a new or additional actuary to consult with an Actuary with respect to a matter for which the Actuary is providing or has provided Actuarial Services, the Actuary shall cooperate in furnishing relevant information.” Annotation 10-5 adds that “The Actuary need not provide any items of a proprietary nature, such as internal communications or computer programs.”

• What does Precept 10 mean for a prior actuary when responding to a request for information from a successor actuary?
• What does Precept 10 mean for a current actuary when responding to a request for information from an auditing actuary?
• Is there any rational to support providing different levels of information to a successor actuary versus an auditing actuary?
• Are sample lives (i.e., test cases) considered proprietary information?
• Is the backup information/data for graphs considered proprietary information?
• What else is considered proprietary information?

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