Description: The current insurance maket in Malaysia and the potential for future growth is described.

Description: Valerie Tsang and Jessica Kirkwood are both senior consultants with Ernst & Young LLP (EY UK) and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) respectively, who also have something else in common—they both have recently moved to a new country and are now immersed in a different market. Here, they discuss the quick-changing landscape of actuarial work and regulations and the importance of being aware of the key issues both in the countries they work in and globally, as well as some of the differences they have seen between the UK and US markets.

Description: To explore the main drivers of the growing force of Chinese Life Insurance Industry.

Description: In this article, the author talks about the Brazilian life insurance and annuity markets.

Description: This article attempts to dispel some of the “myths” around the perceived unique nature of Asian markets. Part I addresses the nature of the markets, the business drivers and the issues and challenges being encountered. Then, in Part II, from a risk management perspective, the current situation is reviewed, issues identified concerning the future development of appropriate skills to tackle the inevitable rapid growth in customers under management and the anticipated diversification in terms of product coverage and distribution approaches.

Description: Details are told about the life insurance market in the Philippines. Pre-need and savings plans for education are emphasized.

Description: Historical information on Korea's life insurance business.

Description: Article describing some of the significant changes occurring in Poland after the fall of the Berlin Wall with a focus on life insurance and conversion to a private pension market.

Description: Part I of a four-part series on insurance product regulations around the world. Provides a good high-level summary of the regulations as of 2002.

Description: Discusses the issues papaer to be released by the International Accounting Standards for Insurance to cover accounting issues for insurance contracts as opposed to insurance companies.