Description: This article discusses reserving issues for life insurance products with limited level premium guarantees or no-lapse guarantees, and capital markets solutions as an alternative to traditional reinsurance for relief from redundant reserve strain.

Description: This article discusses the impact on the policyholders and the insurance companies of the phase-out of the deductibility of policy loan interest resulting from the new tax law.

Description: Report on a panel presentation in which options to maintain the solvency of Social Security are discussed.

Description: The article makes reference to how the intervention by government agencies and institutions into the financial marketplace are creating distortions. This artificial tampering into market mechanisms will likely result in major financial dislocations down the road as natural economic forces (coined by the term "invisible hand") eventually are allowed to come into play.

Description: John Naisbitt, in Megatrends, defined a megatrend as a general shift in thinking or approach affecting countries, industries and organizations. This article challenges actuaries to consider off-the-charts factors within their risk maps and consider their potential impact.

Description: This article discusses Actuarial Guideline CCC and its impact on ROP Term.

Description: This article discusses the development process and the impact of implementing levelized commission products.

Description: This article addresses the issues of short-term volatility, the non-equivalency of traders and, how product development is being impacted by market consistency.

Description: This article discusses the non-qualified market opportunities presented by the new limitations imposed on qualified pension plans.

Description: This article is about how actuarial services can be applied to life care retirement communities.