Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 92PD, from the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The panelists provide an introduction to the role financial reinsurance can play in today's competitive environment. They define financial reinsurance by comparing and contrasting it with traditional reinsurance, and explain how financial reinsurance can play a role in meeting specific business goals. The panelists examine the financial reinsurance marketplace and the economic, regulatory, and strategic considerations, and discuss the concept of statutory and GAAP risk transfer and the related accounting guidance. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: This session 35PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting addresses the role financial reinsurance has taken in solving two very current issues: reinsuring closed blocks from demutualized companies and funding XXX reserves. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 35PD.