Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting presents different governmental approaches to providing financial security and health benefits for retirees, the problems associated with aging populations and the reduction in resources available to meet their needs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This discussion reports the progress the International Forum of Actuarial Associations made during its year and a discussion of plans for the coming year.

Description: Panelists discussed, from the perspective of various countries, the current systems of peer review of an actuary's work relating to financial statements.

Description: Presenter describes many of the desirable characteristics of a health care financing system, and alternative health care financing systems as they are found in other parts of the world. The advantages and disadvantages of each alternative system are also discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: From a Panel discussion session at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999 Panelists describe their experiences living and working outside their home countries, and discuss opportunities-and success criteria/factors-that lie ahead for global actuaries.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting is about value-added accounting in an international context and how it is applied and used by multi-national companies in various parts of the world.

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. This session was about the impact of low interest rates. In 1993 the Moody's Aaa Corporate yields were near 8%. Topics included: 1. The effect by product line on different kinds of business. 2. The effect on merger and acquisition activity. 3. The interaction with tax 4. The interaction with regulatory changes.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Financial management issues faced by actuaries in multinational corporations are discussed, including: GAAP and Statutory accounting, taxes, reinsurance.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This session profiles each market in terms of size, characteristics, experiences and potential, including: capital and other entry requirements, culture and business practices, critical success factors.

Description: In session 32 IF of the New York Annual Meeting the panel discusses the ongoing consolidation at the domestic and foreign levels of the financial services industry, and the ensuing need for an international accounting standard. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.