Description: Discuss interaction between defined benefit (DB) plans and defined contribution (DC) plans. Hear more about the impact of DB plans on DC plan design and vice versa. Learn about the differences in DB and DC plan governance and cross-over opportunities between these plan solutions.

Description: Discuss a comparison of the U.S. general and insured population mortality experience and how COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 excess deaths impacted the populations differently. Discover the population mortality experience in the UK with a focus on the recent emergence of excess deaths for non-COVID causes. The long-term implications on the insured population will also be explored. Wrap up with a discussion of different conditions of long COVID, including organ impairments.

Description: This is the second article in a four–part series. In this article, the industry's products are examined.

Description: This report was prepared to provide an overview of Registered Index-Linked Annuities for use in the educational curriculum of the Society of Actuaries. It presents general principles and highlights major differences from other types of deferred annuities offered by life insurance companies in the United States.

Description: IFRS 17 and US GAAP LDTI represent the biggest accounting changes for life insurers in decades and both become effective starting January 1, 2023. While many are familiar with the forthcoming changes under either IFRS 17 or LDTI, users of financial statements will need to be able to translate between the two accounting models (or at minimum, understand both models) when reviewing the financials of multi-national insurers. Learn about earnings expectations under both accounting models and compare and contrast product features performance, measurement requirements (including key policy decisions), and financial statement presentation under IFRS 17 and LDTI for traditional life insurance products. Explore illustrative examples as well as anecdotes from first-hand implementation experience to solidify the key themes and insights. By attending the session, you will:•Understand the impacted components of the financial statement for both IFRS 17 and LDTI as well as be able to translate between the two different presentations.•Describe the key methodology differences between IFRS 17 and LDTI and how those differences will impact earnings.•Describe the advantages and disadvantages of accounting for an insurance product under IFRS 17 versus LDTI.•Describe expected earnings impacts for traditional life products under both IFRS 17 and LDTI.

Description: Reunite with members and non-members in the China actuarial community to discuss recent topics and related issues in areas such as macroeconomic sharing, IFRS 17, product strategy, cross-border communication and discussion, and more. Advance your career through learning and networking opportunities, and share your experiences in the finance and insurance industries, as well as other fields related to actuarial science.

Description: This paper applies the research in Prospect Theory of Kahneman and Tversky to explain why sales of annuities lag sales of life insurance products. The author theorizes that life insurance is easier to sell because customers perceive themselves to be in the domain of losses, while potential annuity customers perceive themselves to be in the domain of gains. Kahneman and Tversky showed us that people are mostly risk averse in the domain of gains and risk seeking in the domain of losses. Purchase of an annuity or life product is a risky investment. Customers will find it easier to take the risk in the life insurance domain of losses than the annuity domain of gains. The author then proposes a hybrid life annuity product that might address both mortality and longevity risk in one product that would allow both products to be more competitive than stand-alone products.

Description: This article is a discussion about the trends and changes affecting the life insurance industry by impacting product growth. Read how today's ideas can become tomorrow's successes.

Description: Living benefits (GLWBs) in fixed index annuity products are typically accounted for under SOP03-1 under current GAAP guidance. LDTI requires companies to classify these riders as Market Risk Benefit (MRB). This webcast focuses on challenges and considerations of the MRB implementation. Industry practices of the reserving approach will be shared during this webcast, as well as hedging and pricing implications.

Description: Discuss a comparison of the U.S. general and insured population mortality experience and how COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 excess deaths impacted the populations differently. Discover the population mortality experience in the UK with a focus on the recent emergence of excess deaths for non-COVID causes. The long-term implications on the insured population will also be explored. Wrap up with a discussion of different conditions of long COVID, including organ impairments.