Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 55PD, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. Low new money rates, new reserve requirements and the limited availability of reinsurance solutions have highlighted the risks associated with offering UL secondary guarantees. The panelists discuss the types of risks and emerging practices in risk assessment and pricing of UL secondary guarantees, the current UL market, recent developments in product, and pricing techniques. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

Description: When annuity products became prevalent in the U.S., they all looked more or less the same. It was where folks put their safe retirement money, yielding modest guaranteed returns with a menu of payout options to help secure their retirement. Over time, this commoditization lead to a pricing squeeze and an exhaustive set of product options and features, exposing carriers to market and policyholder behavior risk over the past decade or so.

Description: This session discussion is about the state of the U.S. reinsurance marketplace as viewed by foreign reinsurers and consultants. Panel members will provide insight on the willingness of foreign companies to assume risks from the U.S. marketplace and key factors that enter into this decision. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting presents the issues in developing a reinsurance arrangement for fixed annuity products including rate crediting strategies, reinsurer solvency risk, fund management and regulatory issues. Also included is reinsurance of interest sensitive products, variable life and annuity and terminal funding. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: Panelists discuss how the provider excess stop-loss reinsurance market is changing, as providers move away from capitation. They look at the current capitation and reinsurance markets, from the actuary's and underwriter's viewpoints. They also discuss the reinsurance pricing considerations. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2. Session 41PD of the San Francisco Spring Meeting.

Description: A recent panel discussion providing an update on the current state of events in the field of life reinsurance administration.

Description: Panelists discuss many developments over the year 1992 that impact the valuation actuary. Session 1 of the 1992 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: 1992 Valuation Actuary Symposium addresses three tax issues from the Deficit Reducation Act - DEFRA including the cost-of-living adjustment - COLA benefit in the disabled life reserve calculation, recognizing reinsurance in the tax reserve calculation and deferred and uncollected premium reserve adjustments in health insurance. It also covers recent reinsurance developments.

Description: In an open-format session, panelists discuss current tax issues relating to reinsurance and address questions from the audience. Two specific tax issues addressed were: [1] tax treatment of ceding commissions in the case of surplus-relief or other financial-reinsurance transactions, and [2] IRCode Section 845b and tax-motivated reinsurance transactions. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting discusses self-insurance and captive insurance companies including the motives for forming captive insurance companies, the captive concept as it applies to credit insurance, bank holding company captive insurers, the financial and non-financial reasons and operational considerations.