Description: Review of changes made to life insurance taxation in Australia.

Description: The new regulations issued on October 19, 2004 by the Ministry of Finance, the regulatory body of insurance in Vietnam, have wide-ranging implications on the Vietnamese life insurance market and are presenting big changes for practicing actuaries.

Description: A discussion of the Brazilian Health Industry

Description: A broad discussion of Israel’s Life Insurance Industry

Description: Part Two of a 3 part discussion of: Social Security System for the 21st Century. This part outlines some of the key characteristics of the viable social security system of the 21st century.

Description: Second article in a series on pension accounting changes. This article will concentrate on updating the status of global convergence in Canada and also look at changes proposed in the International Accounting Standard, IAS 19.

Description: Discusses the steps taken in Singapore to improve governance and enhance disclosure for traditional life participating business.

Description: This essay examines several key factors that have contributed to China’s success in the economic reform spanning the past three decades and the double-edged nature of these factors going forward.

Description: An interview with a health insurance expatriate actuary working in Brazil, discussing his experiences and the health insurance market in Brazil

Description: A report on an international actuarial workshop Held in China