Description: A discussion of the course, "A Global Perspective of the Health Insurance Markets," covering insurance products, delivery systems. health care reform, and more.

Description: General Reinsurance Section news.

Description: Interview of Natasha Regan about her mastery of the game of chess.

Description: Tracy Choka is managing director and regional head business management at Swiss Re. Tracy has spent her career in L&H reinsurance, working across multiple areas that include pricing, valuation, operations, client solutions, deal development, and mortality and underwriting research. In her tenure, Tracy has headed Applied Research and Development, Products, and since 2014, Business Management for U.S., Canada and Latin America.Tracy shares her thoughts on how the pandemic has accelerated trends in underwriting and the challenges - and the silver lining- in managing professional relationships during COVID-19

Description: Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, is plagued with poverty, political unrest, and natural disasters. The latest disaster was a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck the town of Les Cayes and surrounding communities on August 14, 2021. Only three days later tropical storm Grace brought devastating flooding to the very same region along the southern peninsula of Haiti. Over 2,200 were killed and many thousands more injured, homeless, or missing. Food and drinking water were scarce. Relief from the capital in Port-au-Prince was limited due to structural damages to bridges and landslides on roads. Outside aid took days to arrive. Spontaneously, Pierre-moise Louis of Jérémie Bakery sprang into action. He donated his entire stock of konparèts (a dry biscuit baked from breadfruit flour) to affected families in the area. With additional support from Trees That Feed Foundation, over 80,000 meals were provided by local Haitians to victims of the disaster. Since its inception in 2008, Trees That Feed Foundation has received financial and operational support from my fellow actuaries in several countries.

Description: This article discusses a multiyear design for stop-loss reinsurance used by employers offering self-funded medical benefit programs.

Description: On April 1, 2006, Oscar R. Scofield retired as chairman & CEO of Scottish Re U.S.. Scofield is widely acknowledged as one of the leading members of the life reinsurance industry, with more than 40 years of experience. Prior to joining Scottish Re, he held senior management positions at General Electric Capital, Transamerica Re and Gen Re. In this interview, he shares with us his thoughts as he looks back on his reinsurance career and forward to what lies in store for him as he enters the next phase of his life.

Description: An article from the August 2004 issue of Reinsurance Section News talking about the newly redesigned SOA Web site.

Description: Reinsurance Section Council milestones of the year, authored by the Chair.

Description: The incoming 2011-12 Reinsurance Section Council chairperson introduces herself and the new council members.