Description: This is a discussion of miscellaneous topics. From the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 12 Pt. 2 Includes discussion of automation opportunities, persistency studies, and stop-loss and catastrophe reinsurance

Description: A checklist for treaty preparations and review of a standard life Reinsurance Agreement. This document covers the purpose of each provision, the common elements, common variations and problems that may arise.

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: This article provides an update on the Life Treaty Project. From Reinsurance Section News, November 2007, Issue No. 61.

Description: Summary of the results of the 2011 Life Reinsurance Survey. Included are US and Canadian individual life results for recurring, portfolio and retrocession reinsurance.

Description: Life reinsurers have done a relatively good job in competing with banks for market share of structured solutions, yet one might conclude that life reinsurers have not done a good job competing with an even bigger and more powerful competitor- the client company’s own retention limit. This article addresses the question: Is there anything a life reinsurer can do to change its business model to serve the needs of a large-retention life insurance company?

Description: Highlight the global life reinsurance industry market size, key players and trends impacting the industry, globally and from a high level regional overview.

Description: Latest outlook on the market size and recent trends associated with the U.S. and Canada Life Reinsurance markets. The SOA Life Reinsurance Survey is an annual survey that exhibits individual and group life data from U.S. and Canadian life reinsurers. Survey results are based on financial information self-reported by reinsurance entities and include new business production and inforce figures.

Description: A panel of reinsurers at this session of the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting discusses recent issues surrounding quota share reinsurance, including limits in the capital market, XXX reserves, letter of credit funding and costs, recapture provisions and arbitration.

Description: Description and welcome to the 2020 Canadian Reinsurance Conference including highlight of the key note speaker