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: The panel presents the results of an industry survey on risk management practices. The survey includes life insurance and property/casualty companies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 18PD of the Totonto Spring Meeting.

Description: As financial institutions become increasingly global, actuaries are interacting with financial professionals from different countries. The different regulatory, market, and educational situations make finding a common understanding difficult. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 76PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting.

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.