Description: The second of two parts of a roundtable discussion, by conference call, on the state of life reinsurance today in North America. This part focused more on emerging types of capital approaches to life reinsurance.

Description: The first of two parts of a roundtable discussion, by conference call, on the state of life reinsurance today in North America.

Description: This is an editorial from the inaugural issue of The Actuary magazine. It highlights not only the visual differences to the new magazine but why the changes were made to the format.

Description: Full version of The Actuary Newsletter Volume 36, Number 5 - May 2002

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting discusses the reasons for mutual life companies to have stock subsidiaries including taxes, introducing new products and distribution systems. It also covers the impact of TEFRA and Stark/Moore. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 4

Description: Jay Novik writes his last editorial as editor of The Actuary magazine. This issue is my last as editor. As I leave, I think about changes that we have made over the past three years and some changes that are being implemented as I write. The most noticeable is the move from a newsletter format to a glossy, four-color magazine. From The Actuary Magazine October 2005

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA New York City Meeing describes the venture capital fund life cycle, the risks, benefits, returns and approaches to investing in venture capital companies, leveraged buyouts and the practicalities for insurance company investing. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 3

Description: Panelists discuss portfolio restructuring, use of reinsurance to restructure liabilities and in other ways, hedging strategies, and product-mix strategies. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 3.

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: The January 2001 edition of The Actuary newsletter ran a panel discussion titled Actuaries discuss reasons for growth of offshore operations. There have been major changes in the offshore market in the last three years. New faces have appeared and then disappeared. Major players have become minor players. Business plans have changed. What has gone on recently? We asked industry experts to participate in an update.