Description: Overview of the diverse Asia markets and four key themes:Rapid pace of product development, innovative underwriting solutions, Wellness, the rise of insurtech.

Description: The author explores reasons why blocks of business may become legacy blocks and discusses ways to decrease the likelihood of legacy blocks in the future.

Description: Hear about the latest trends and insights as this panel discusses the happenings in the life insurance marketplace. Discover product, regulatory, underwriting, marketing, and other trends to help keep up to date on many of life's changing events.

Description: Mandatory implementation of life principle-based reserves (PBR) is just around the corner and there is no shortage of work to do, as most products have yet to be moved to PBR. Oliver Wyman recently completed its 2019 PBR survey, with more than 40 participants covering 85 percent of the individual life market, including 23 of the top 25 life writers and five reinsurers. This article will expand on the key survey findings, including implementation trends, analysis to date, model robustness and common simplifications.

Description: Profile of the Product Development Section.

Description: Author discusses about the challenges faced by actuaries in micro-insurance innovation and product development

Description: Describes the results of the 2015 Product Development section council election as well as providing background on the new committee members.

Description: Read the July 2016 issue of Product Matters!

Description: AG 49 pertains to illustrated life insurance products with a crediting rate tied to an index. The guideline discusses the maximum illustrated credited rate and format changes to illustrations.