Description: The Successful Employee Retirement Income Outcomes in the United States (SERIOUS) is a comprehensive model for the delivery of employment-based retirement income.

Description: In an effort to build a bridge between epidemiological and actuarial modeling, this paper analyzes possible financial arrangements made against expenses resulted from medical treatments given to insured patients. Based on classical compartment models, the first part of this paper designs insurance policies for susceptible participants facing the risk of infection and formulates the financial obligations of both parties using actuarial methodology. For practical purposes, the second part employs a variety of numerical methods for calculating premiums and reserves. The last part illustrates the methods by designing insurance products for the Great Plague in Eyam and the SARS Epidemic in Hong Kong.

Description: Editor Howard Calif introduces the new newsletter design and articles.

Description: Hear from the editor’s on the August 2016 issue of Risk Management published by the JRMS.

Description: Hear from the editor’s on the August 2016 issue of Risk Management published by the JRMS.

Description: update on the activities of the pension section section council

Description: Summary of what the section has accomplished over the past year.

Description: This article provides an update of International Section strategic intiatives from the current section chair.

Description: Structured-note annuities provide a retirement solution for the masses while allowing effective hedging and balance sheet usage for the insurance complex.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Presenters discuss a method of mortality projection on various scenarios about terrorism that have been written by futurists given the events of Sept. 11. Attendees learn to use a futurism technique scenarios to address actuarial problems.