Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists, noting that “joint ventures are becoming more and more common as companies enter the increasingly competitive marketplace of the 1990s,” explore reasons to use joint ventures and how reinsurance accomplishes desired goals, and discuss advantages over other possible solutions. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

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: Presented at May 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed: Guidelines for the Reporting of Self-Administered Reinsurance, What are the proposed guidelines, Why are they necessary, How will ceding companies be affected, What is the impact of recent auditing and U.S. Tax law developments.

Description: This session discussion was conducted in the format of a debate: Should regulation of reinsurance be under federal or state regulatory control?

Description: Attendees will learn about the risks and rewards of using reinsurance as part of their business strategy. Reinsurance can be used in multiple ways including optimizing value of inforce, supporting planned sales growth, improving ROE, satisfying regulatory requirements, transferring risk, etc. The structures and solutions can take many shapes in order meet companies’ strategic and financial goals. In this session, the presenters will explore the historical and current uses of reinsurance as risk management and value creation tool and discuss developments that may impact the future use of reinsurance.

Description: From a session at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999. Panelists discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of reinsurance used as a financing medium.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Utah Meeting reviews various aspects of bulk reinsurance or self-administered reinsurance treaties with respect to the nature of bulk reporting, when bulk is appropriate, actuarial certification and audits of reports, bulk reporting and universal life reinsurance and recommended control procedures. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 2

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: 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: Panel discusses securitization as a popular method for improving returns and clearing up balance sheets. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3., Session 74 PD of the Washington Annual Meeting