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: Read about the Demographic Change in Mexico - An Opportunity and Challenge for the Insurance Industry.

Description: Description of the stage of development of economic risk-based solvency regulation in Latin America, with focus on Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru.

Description: This article describes the insurance market in Greece.

Description: Volatility managed funds, which focus the measurement of an investor’s risk appetite on the volatility of the portfolio, have grown popular in the Asian markets recently, particularly in Japan. This article discusses a typical volatility managed strategy and presents performance comparisons between volatility managed funds and other comparable market strategies. The advantages of target volatility managed funds to investors and insurers are also included.

Description: In this article, the author discusses the trend towards an integrated approach to defined benefit plan funding and investments that is taking place in England.

Description: In this article, the author discusses the impact of moving to International Accounting Standards in Taiwan.

Description: In this article, the author talks about how China’s insurance industry is entering a transitional period characterized by greater focus on risk management and governance.

Description: A Canadian discusses his experiences working in the emerging insurance market of Vietnam, which is rapidly growing and positioning itself in the current global market.

Description: This article recaps the causes of the failure of Mutual Life, discusses the response of the government of Jamaica and explains the appointed actuary's new role. which includes the role of whistle blower.

Description: This article provides highlights of a team of delegates from the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan visit to Chicago. From International Section News, October 2004, Issue No. 34.

Description: This article highlights the two days the Republic of China Delegates spent in the Chicago area meeting with Actuaries in Chicago.

Description: Mexico News for Q2, 2004 Dynamic Solvency Testing Has Arrived in Mexico by Jose L. Berrios from International Section News, October 2004, Issue No. 34.

Description: An english summary of the new regulation Circular s-20.12 requiring all Mexican Insurance Companies to test their current and projected surplus position in relation to the minimum required capital using a set of scenarios.

Description: Deferred bonus policyholder dividend reserves arise because “the policyholders’ share of net income … that cannot be distributed to stockholders shall be excluded from stockholders’ equity” by establishing a reserve. This article provides background on local minimum policyholder participation practices in the US and Europe, presents relevant accounting issues and discuss the two different accounting interpretations and make a recommendation as to which the authors feel is most appropriate at this point in time.