Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session features a discussion by a panel of economists covering likely economic scenarios in the short- and long-term from an international point of view. It will include a provocative look at the possibilities for U.S. economic development in the 1990s and the consequent effects on international conditions.

Description: Presenters at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting discuss the trend among many mutual companies to restructure and look at the demutualization process outside of the U.S.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting describes the expansion and consolidation of the U.S., Canadian and Mexican life insurance industries and the discusses the top players in the insurance industry in the world and their market share. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting discusses the actuarial codes of professional conduct and standards of practice in the U.S., how the codes from other countries pertain to actuaries practicing there and code and cultural differences in other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3a.

Description: This panel addressed the multitude of issues companies face as banks and insurers become partners. Panelists discussed: 1. Legal issues surrounding mergers of banks and insurers, including the focus of federal regulators. 2. Recent applications by insurers for thrift charters and acquisitions of thrifts. 3. Successful bancassurance models in other parts of the world and best practices applicable in the U.S. 4. U.S. bank distribution models. 5. Financial implications of the manufacturers and distributors having the same parent, including impact on product development, underwriting, and transfer pricing. 6. Impact on carriers relying on banks for distribution when those banks merge with other carriers.

Description: This presentation discusses pension plans provided by U.S. multinational companies, and focuses on issues such as nondiscrimination rules, how the plan benefits compare to those of other countries, benefit indexing and what happens when an employee transfers to another country. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4B.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This session analyzes the factors that influence the mortality differences between countries and between population and insured-lives mortality.

Description: This presentation, session number 91F, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 24-25 in Atlanta. The panelists discuss questions raised by the intent of several U.S. and Canadian insurers to reorganize, within permitted regulations, to access capital and further their companies’ growth. The discussion looks at considerations for domestic and multinational insurers based in other countries, including regulatory matters. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 1.

Description: From the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Houston. Discussion of how the insurance industries in several countries have dealt with high levels of inflation with respect to the development and marketing of insurance products. Also discussed: I. the overall business and economic environment 2. the taxation structure of insurance companies 3. the availability of suitable investments 4. the insurance regulatory climate and 5. the structure of worldwide capital markets Possible applications to U.S. insurance in the 1980's were explored.

Description: For firms currently operating or desiring to operate internationally, it is important to be able to speak the financial language of the countries they are investigating. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 17PD of the Toronto Spring Meeting.