Description: Investigate the importance of collaboration with accounting, underwriting, sales, marketing and other professions as an actuary when you attend this webcast. Cross-functional positions can cause unique challenges to arise, like various experts attempting to balance growth and profitability. Discover an opportunity to learn about relevant ASOPs and dive deeper into contemporary examples that highlight specific professionalism issues that can develop.

Description: As the size of the life reinsurance market in Bermuda has grown to over half a trillion dollars at the end of 2021, more and more actuaries are getting involved with this 21 square mile North Atlantic island in one way or the other. Come explore a fundamental understanding of the Bermuda solvency framework and an overview of its upcoming changes.

Description: This article discusses the structure of and the dangers posed by Stranger-Originated Life Insurance STOLI.

Description: This article provides an alternative method to the computation of the Reduction in Benefits Test under 7702A. Part 1 provided for reduction in death benefits. Part 2 provides for reduction in Qualified Additional Benefits.

Description: This article discusses final Treasury Regulations published in October 2019 under Internal Revenue Code sections 101 and 6050Y. The regulations cover new tax reporting requirements for transfers and sales of life insurance contracts, as well as changes to the transfer-for-value rules related to reportable policy sales

Description: Gather with members and non-members in the China actuarial community to discuss recent topics and related issues in areas such as macroeconomic sharing, pension, investment, product strategy, and more.

Description: The article provides an introduction to some of the key limitations that the Internal Revenue Code imposes on business uses of life insurance, focusing on the limitations under Section 264(a) on business deductions for premiums and interest expenses related to life insurance, the similar limitations under Section 264(f) for unrelated interest expenses of businesses that own life insurance, the limitations under Section 101(j) on the excludability of death benefits under employer-owned life insurance contracts, and the recently-enacted rules for life settlement transactions.