Description: In this article, the authors discuss the low interest rate in Taiwan and its effect on the life insurance industry.

Description: Update on activities happening around the world.

Description: The new chairperson talks about the section activities for the year ahead.

Description: In this article, the author discusses the changes in Asian society brought about by macroeconomic development and demographic changes.

Description: The article details the history and educational requirements of the Swiss Association of Actuaries (SAA). The actuarial profession in Switzerland is well-positioned to meet the challenges of regulation, economic capital and insurance financial reporting.

Description: The author describes a course he and his colleague designed and taught at Columbia University called "A Global Perspective of the Health Insurance Market."

Description: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently created a Financial Advisory Industry Review (FAIR) panel to review the practices of the financial advisory market in Singapore and increase the standards and professionalism of the FA industry in the distribution of life insurance products in Singapore.

Description: Do you want U.S. $1,000 for writing about something you find facinating and become a published author?

Description: Insight into activities of Actuaries Without Borders (AWB), a section of the International Actuarial Association, and SOA involvement in the section. AWB’s mandate is to provide volunteers for projects in countries where the actuarial profession is at an early level of development.

Description: Recap of the 2014 ICA