Description: The current coronavirus pandemic has caused a number of challenges for life insurers and this article summarizes the operational challenges, namely in two areas. First, the article will discuss the challenges companies are facing to collect traditional underwriting evidence and potential short-term solutions used to overcome these limitations. Second, the actions companies are taking to alleviate the financial difficulties customers may have paying premiums will be addressed.

Description: This article discusses the characteristics of companies dedicated to being leaders in the Term market and the role that reinsurers play.

Description: New Chairperson’s Corner

Description: Discussion of growth in popularity of UL products designed to focus on the guarantee of death benefit protection rather than cash value accumulation and some of the pricing and reserving issues with respect to those products

Description: Discussion of possible hedging strategies for offsetting the investment risk for variable annuities, especially those with guaranteed benefits.

Description: Full version of Product Development News, August 2002, Issue No. 53.

Description: Full version of Product Matters, January 2002, Issue No. 52.

Description: NAIC Update on Issues Affecting Life and Annuity Product Development

Description: This article presents the author's views on how direct writers of term insurance should view and monitor their reinsurance.

Description: This article highlights the interaction between pricing and corporate. There is a move toward principle-based reserving standards in the United States.