Description: The article describes the IRS Industry Issue Resolution (IIR) process as applied to the Insurance Industry's Bad Debt Issue. The article describes the IRR process in general, how that process was applied to the bad debt issue, and the safe harbor approach available for insurance companies. The safe harbor is described in LB&I Commissioner Heather Maloy's Directive dated July 30, 2012 (LB&I-4-0712-009).

Description: With the potential growth in the premium finance and life settlement industry, private equity and hedge funds are exploring ways to be involved in this market. With few organizations willing to enter the market offering reinsurance, risk management is being explored through alternative means such as the use of options. From Reinsurance Section News, November 2007, Issue No. 61.

Description: The Long and Short (Runs) of Investing in Equities by Peter Yoo from Risks and Rewards Newsletter, March 1999, Issue No. 32.

Description: This article discusses how FHLB advances, i.e. low cost loans, can supply valuable risk management benefits. By carefully structuring an advance to mature coincident with the anticipated premium inflows generated by insurance products, a company can largely eliminate future net cash flows and consequently the need to invest them in uncertain capital markets.

Description: Summarized the 2013 Investment Contest, listing winners in three categories.

Description: Discusses the current options and the benefits of outsourcing various corporate functions.

Description: London Stocks in The Actuary, April 1979, Volume 13, Number 4.

Description: This is a report about inflation and index-linked securities in the United Kingdom.

Description: A discussion of topics in a series of roundtable education sessions on life insurance products and companies at the collaborative meeting of the ACLI and member companies.

Description: This article discusses equity risk premium, what it is, how it should be measured, if a constant risk premium provides the best model and what are reasonable expectations for the future.