Description: In session 117 PD of the Washington Annual Meeting panelists discuss the status of a study regarding the current valuation methodologies applicable to life insurance, annuities, and health insurance, as well as the legal and regulatory mechanisms through which they are implemented. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This 1990 panel discussion is about the IRC Section 412 minimum contribution requirements and the IRC Section 404 maximum deductible contributions. Also discussed is a comparison of these U.S. contribution regulations with those of Canada and other countries including Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland and the U.K. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 4B.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting is about international diversification by life insurance companies and the oppurtunities versus the risk from a strategic standpoint. Views are presented by companies in the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual meeting is about global dynamic - definition, effect on the actuarial profession, actuaries and insurers response to it.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA Maui II Spring Meeting discuss how well the U.S. and Candian social security systems have met the criteria for an equitable system. An Australian actuary discusses his paper 'The Development of Some Criteria for Equity and National Retirement Income Systems.'

Description: This presentation is a general session from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. In introducing the speaker, the session leader notes the global similarity of the actuarial profession’s interests and concerns in that “issues such as solvency, professional conduct, and standards of practice are being discussed everywhere.” The guest speaker, editor in chief of ‘The Economist,’ discusses the rapidly changing world in light of the recent collapse of communism and current geopolitical and economic trends. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4A.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting presents various aspects of foreign exchange risk in life insurance company operations, how to measure and adjust for FEX effects, modeling for FEX, effective duration, and accounting for foreign exchange. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: This keynote address at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting is about how the changing international environment affects our economy.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting takes a look at differences in management of the insurance business around the world. Focus is on the regulatory environment, distribution methods, the competitive environment, and general business conditions.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, Boston. In this session the panelists shared their thoughts regarding the skills, techniques, opportunities, and distribution associated with products found around the globe.