Description: Read the January 2020 issue of International News published by the International Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: In this article the editor of International Section News, May 2000, Issue No. 22, provided a brief summary of the issue's articles. Articles described include ones on Australia's tax system changes, a review of the December conference of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, a discussion of the unit-linked business in Europe, mention of the opening up of India's insurance business and the insurance business in Georgia.

Description: In this third issue of International News in 2022, we feature a contribution by SCOR, a leading reinsurer, highlighting the Actuarial Awards that SCOR presents annually, since 1996, to the best academic work in actuarial science, with annual prizes in several countries throughout the world. We also feature an article by Jessica Leong, FCAS, on barriers that Asian women must overcome to become leaders. Jessica recounts her own experience and how in overcoming some challenges she became the first Asian president of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Description: India is in the process of updating to a more risk-based capital framework. The article provides a high level introduction of the development and discusses some of the key design and implementation considerations.

Description: This newsletter discloses the results of a survey of embedded value financial assumptions used by insurance companies. The purpose of this survey is to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data.