Description: Provides background on the Brazilian insurance authority's ban of the group life rider benefit for Total and Permanent Disability due to illness, TPD. Then discusses alternative benefits that could be offered as replacements.

Description: CEO Interview with Ulrich Wallin regarding the current situation in the reinsurance market and challenges and opportunities in Life Business.

Description: Full version of International Section News, June 2001, Issue No. 25.

Description: Terra Brasis Re is a local multi-line Brazilian Reinsurance company operating since 2012. Terra Report is a comprehensive report that analyses and provides insightful comments regarding the Brazilian reinsurance market on a quarterly basis both in English and Portuguese. It is akin to a financial report provided by the Investment houses on specific industries and Terra Report has received high praise both within Brazil and internationally. The SOA Newsletter Reinsurance News recently interviewed Rodrigo on the development of this report.

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

Description: Charity project that links Actuarial Science with Art

Description: An interesting article demonstrating how life insurance premiums are treated differently around the world.

Description: This article discusses the closed nature of the Brazilian reinsurance market due to the IRB. The Instituto de Resseguros do Brasil is owned 50% by the 15 insurance companies that are licensed to do business in Brazil and 50% by the Government of Brazil, but the Government owns 100% of the voting shares. All reinsurance business must be transacted with and via the IRB. The process, opportunities and risks associated with this scheme are explored.

Description: Interview with a global reinsurance company CEO

Description: The Brazilian private health care market ended 2010 with US $48 billion worth of premium. This already makes it Latin America’s largest health care market and sixth in the world ranking. This article provides information on the market and opportunity for growth.