Description: This month’s global emerging risk, is the impact of inflation in China. The SOA’s 2010 Emerging Risks Survey found that 73 percent of respondents believe an emerging economic risk in China, including oil price shock, fall in the US dollar and Chinese recovery from the financial crisis would be most likely to lead to major changes in China’s financial relationship with the rest of the world. From the Bubble Risk Bulletin, February 2011.

Description: Update on activities in the Smaller Insurance Company Section

Description: Editor’s column addressing the contents of the September 2009 issue of the Marketing and Distribution Section Newsletter, NewsDirect.

Description: Commentary from section chair

Description: The New 2001 CSO: Implications for Universal Life Plans

Description: Update on section activities.

Description: This article is based on a recent high face amount mortality study completed for the SOA. The data was derived from the Milliman Industry Mortality Study and Analysis (MIMSA), a recent comprehensive life insurance industry study of mortality and lapse. There were a number of interesting findings in the high face amount study, several of which are discussed in this article.

Description: Compares Term VM-20 modeled reserves at low credibility factors.

Description: A new initiative, Commercial Health Care: What’s Next, will focus on education and research for health actuaries regarding issues that remain with the ACA.

Description: This article discusses catastrophic mortality risk and ways that smaller insurance companies can manage the risk, including traditional catastrophe reinsurance, accidental death carve-outs, and catastrophic claim pools.