Description: Provides: [1] the eulogy for John Culver Wooddy [1915–1987], and [2] a complete copy of the 'Guidelines for the Auditing of Administration and Reporting of Individual Life Reinsurance Assumed' developed by the Reinsurance Section. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed international reinsurance opportunities, what can be learned from the casualty industry - where international reinsurance is commonplace, and a discussion of such issues as: Profit potential, Regulatory concerns, Taxation, Security, Costs.

Description: Panel discussion focused on the Effective Use of Capital. Topics included: 1. Definition of capital 2. Appropriate level of capital and surplus in a life insurance company 3. Alternatives for deploying capital 4. Returns a life company should demand on invested capital 5. How much a company should charge for lending its capital in reinsurance transactions

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The presentation notes that “as reinsurance is used more frequently in major joint ventures and capital raising deals, it comes under increased public scrutiny from regulators, rating agencies and the press. The Federal Government also has been investigating the role of reinsurance in connection with the financial health of insurers.” The panelists' discussion is intended to “help reinsurance actuaries prepare to give testimony and interviews, and to become proactive in explaining the needs and proper uses for reinsurance.”Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: In session 28TS of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists discuss issues related to retention limits for individual life and disability income DI reinsurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: This presentation, session number 42TS, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 16-18 in Seattle. This teaching session discusses various nontraditional reinsurance solutions, along with their advantages and disadvantages, that are designed to address group insurance issues. Solutions include finite reinsurance, stop-loss, and surplus relief. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: In session 9TS of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists present a basic overview to the topic of reinsurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: Panelists discuss the history and background of agent-owned reinsurance companies [AOCs], their impact on attracting producers and improving experience, and applications for corporate distribution groups. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Description: In this session 116 PD of the New York Annual Meeting the panel discusses factors which led to the development of alternative risk transfer transactions in the property and casualty markets, and review techniques used to transfer and trade insurance risks within the capital markets. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Traditional reinsurers have become more conservative in recent years as the individual disability insurance industry continues to report poor financial results. Some reinsurers have exited the marketplace, while some others have raised rates, restricted certain coverages, tightened underwriting, and taken other actions to manage the risks. Thus, alternatives to traditional DI reinsurance are discussed.