Description: The first of two parts of a roundtable discussion, by conference call, on the state of life reinsurance today in North America.

Description: Insurers buy reinsurance for a variety of reasons, but an insurer’s accounting rules and solvency regulations are inevitably at the heart of the decision. Whether they are primary drivers or simply help insurers judge acceptable pricing for a risk- or service-motivated transaction, these rules and regulations are a key part of the equation.

Description: This article discusses the impact of consolidation in the U.S. life reinsurance

Description: The second of two parts of a roundtable discussion, by conference call, on the state of life reinsurance today in North America. This part focused more on emerging types of capital approaches to life reinsurance.

Description: A recent panel discussion providing an update on the current state of events in the field of life reinsurance administration.

Description: Historically low interest rates, historically high equity market volatility and ever increasing life spans have made pension funding a hot topic. Financing the lifestyles of the superannuated through steadily improving investment performance is no longer a given. Market realities and stricter regulatory funding requirements are forcing plan sponsors to reduce overly optimistic assumptions about how well their investments will perform and increase assumptions about how long they will have to last. A growing number of well-known corporations are looking for help in trying to make the math work. This article discusses the opportunities for all who want to take on longevity risk.

Description: This article discusses how understanding the drivers of mortality and morbidity is essential for identifying and developing suitable business opportunities.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session discussion is about reinsurance accounting for life and health insurers. It covers both statutory developments and GAAP developments. Topics included: 1. NAIC model regulation and some of the specific state issues. 2. FAS 113, reinsurance accounting under GAAP accounting principles. 3. Fronting issues. 4. Disclosure reporting. 5. The role of reinsurance as one of several financial and capital management solutions available to insurance companies. 6. Business applications that flow out of the current accounting developments

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Washington D.C. Meeting covers recent issues surrounding quota share reinsurance, including limits in the capital market, XXX reserves, letter of credit funding and costs, recapture provisions and arbitration. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 1, Session 3pd.

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.