Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting reviews the Business Mens Assurance's computerized mortality study on its reinsured business. It also discusses smoker/non-smoker mortality assumptions, surplus relief via traditional coinsurance and mod-co and TEFRA impact on reinsurance. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 3

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers the problems with bulk reinsurance, self-administered reinsurance, bulk reporting in facultative reinsurance, certification reports by an actuary and audits.

Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. Panel of experts provided an overview of expanding insurance and reinsurance markets in Mexico and South America Argentina, Brazil, and Chile and the North American offshore market. They explained the role of reinsurance in these markets, including development, growth, products, solvency/capital requirements, financial reporting, and regulatory aspects.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting addresses long-term care reinsurance, annuity reinsurance - dealing with the shift from variable to fixed, the global life and life reinsurance market, personal accident reinsurance and the catastrophe market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: This session discussion is panelists debating conflicting proposals as to how best to overhaul regulations governing reserve credits for reinsurance. Between the debate and other presentations, the panelists will address the following subjects and current issues, reinsurance resere credits, mirror reserving, proposed changes to the NAIC model law on reinsurance reserve credits, and reserve credits involving unauthorized reinsurers. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The presentation notes that “as reinsurance is used more frequently in major joint ventures and capital raising deals, it comes under increased public scrutiny from regulators, rating agencies and the press. The Federal Government also has been investigating the role of reinsurance in connection with the financial health of insurers.” The panelists' discussion is intended to “help reinsurance actuaries prepare to give testimony and interviews, and to become proactive in explaining the needs and proper uses for reinsurance.”Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: In session 38PD of the San Francisco Annual Meeting panelists discuss the pros and cons of the recent development of securitization in the U.K. life insurance industry, and the applicability of these issues to the North American life and health market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 3.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, San Diego. This session is about stop loss insurance and some of the issues associated with it. Product issues discussed included: 1. Issuance of stop-loss policies with internal limits that don't match up with the underlying plan document. 2. The use of 12/12 renewals under which the stop-loss policy only covers claims incurred and paid in the twelve-month contract period. 3. Offering two-year rate guarantees. 4. Offering of lifetime limits in excess of $1 million.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting covers annuity reinsurance, specifically quota-share coinsurance, It addresses why companies buy annuity reinsurance, what risks are transferred, investment strategies and factors to consider when choosing a reinurance partner. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: In this session 50SM of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists review the results of recent tax court cases that will have an impact on the tax treatment of reinsurance agreements. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.