Description: The purpose of this article is to discuss some concerns the author's company has had in administering first-dollar reinsurance and to raise awareness of issues you may wish to consider for your reinsurance arrangement.

Description: Five industry leaders who have made significant contributions to the life insurance and life reinsurance industry were honored with the Insurance Legends award at ReFocus 2008, the premier conference for reinsurance industry professionals.

Description: In May of 2006 the Life Insurance Mortality and Underwriting Survey Committee of the SOA surveyed both reinsurers and direct companies about their practices with respect to making business decisions in the underwriting process. This article highlights the comparison of the results of the two surveys.

Description: Chairman’s letter comparing risk management profile of the games of Craps and Life Settlements

Description: Article summarizes how life insurers have financed redundant XXX and AXXX reserves in the past and how methods may change under principle-based reserves.

Description: A method to price a term life policy to properly reflect the post conversion experience. Also reserving methods, in both the term and perm products.

Description: Identifies current trends and considerations when setting the mortality improvement assumption for individual life insurance in the US.

Description: This article discusses the results of the 2018 SOA Life Reinsurance Survey and looks at overall life reinsurance trends.

Description: Discussion of the need for financial underwriting and some history on industry practices. Also includes a discussion of how communications should take place between the underwriter and financial advisor to the insurance applicant.

Description: A basic overview of the life reinsurance market in Mexico. Including historical information regarding life insurance and life reinsurance premium. Briefly touches on the expected implementation of new solvency regulations and how this may affect the reinsurance marketplace.