Description: This article contains the treasurer's report from the Smaller Insurance Company Section Council meeting at the 50th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Description: Discusses recommendation to NAIC Accident & Health Working Group, that is now under review. Also recommends reserve standard to use in the interim.

Description: This past December the NAIC adopted the 2001 CSO mortality table. Now things will get interesting as the states consider when they will adopt the table

Description: There has been a large increase in money being poured into deferred annuities in the past year. Management must decide to spend time understanding and monitoring investments, regulatory developments and pricing spreads for these products.

Description: The article discusses ways smaller companies might improve their ability to form a mutually satisfying relationship with their reinsurers by considering the perspective/needs of the reinsurer.

Description: Summary of the recommendations of the Society of Actuaries Mortality Study Working Group, whose purpose was to re-evaluate the scope and content of the Society’s mortality experience studies and to develop long term strategic direction.

Description: This article discusses how catastrophe risk poses a unique challenge for smaller life insurers.

Description: Editorial column from Small Talk Newsletter, Issue 37, January 2012.

Description: This article is the first in a series of articles on insurance applicant mortality risk analytics. From Small Talk Newsletter, Issue 37, January 2012.

Description: A discussion of the work of the Low Interest Environment Team of the Smaller Insurance Company Section including a blog, presentations, and public literature.