Product Development Section

The mission of the section shall be to encourage and to facilitate the professional development of its members through activities such as meetings, seminars, research studies and the generation and dissemination of literature in the field of individual life insurance and annuity product development. The section focuses on new product innovations and the external items related to their development.

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Call for papers is out—SOA 2014 Living to 100 Symposium. Check out suggested topics. 2011 Living to 100 Symposium monograph posted. Get the latest on mortality modeling and trends, longevity and obesity. SOA rolls out new financial economics e-courses: Asset Pricing; Financial Mathematics & Corporate Finance.	ReFocus Conference—March 4-7 The Life Insurance Conference—April 23-25 The Retirement Industry Conference —April 25-27 Life & Annuity Symposium—May 21-22 SOA Calendar	Product Matters!–October 2011 Product Matters!–June 2011 Product Matters!–February 2011 Past Issues


	Section Leadership 2012, 2011 Volunteer Flyer Professional Development E–Courses PD Sponsored Meeting Sessions Links of Interest	New Medical Markers in Life Insurance Underwriting Model Efficiency Study Results Global Mortality Improvement Experience and Projection Techniques Implications of the Perception of Post Retirement Risk for the Life Insurance Industry: Inside Track Marketing Opportunity, But Requiring Focused Retooling Barriers to Financial Advice for Non-Affluent Consumers More