Description: This article summarizes IFRS 4, the initial phase of international accounting standards for insurance contracts and provides and outlook for phase II.

Description: Column from the chairperson of the Investment Section.

Description: Read about the Age Wise Longevity Infographic Series.

Description: A brief review of reading recommendations from the The Actuary’s contributing editors: 1. IFRS Exposure Draft on Insurance Contracts. 2. The Nuts and Bolts of Credit Scores. 3. Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - How American Healthcare Killed My Father, 4. New Basel III Rules are Announced. 5. Is Law School a Losing Game?

Description: Discusses the IASB insurance contract project and the major components of the new accounting standard, including the guidance it provides regarding how to define the term “insurance contract.”

Description: Describes a new tax approach in Ireland and the interest it is attracting.

Description: This article addresses the key capital and risk management issues immediately confronting the industry.

Description: The presenters at this session will provide an overview of recent developments in statutory valuation, U.S . GAAP and regulatory capital issues pertaining to life and annuity products as well as IFRS and the global insurance capital standard.

Description: The chair of the International Section of the SOA reports to the section members.

Description: The SOA added a new title to its book offerings: International Financial Reporting for Insurers (IFRI) (available in print and digital editions). The article describes the salient features of the work, which presents a comprehensive analysis of the fundamentals outlined in key International Financial Reporting Standards® (IFRS®).