Description: This discussion on retirement plans for the self-employed reviews encouragement given to plans through tax relief resulting in their more widespread use in Canada and Great Britain as well as the outlook for similar legislation in the United States. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1957, Vol. 9, No. 25.

Description: The International Experience Survey/Study IES is a pilot study being conducted by the Society of Actuaries to provide actuaries with practical information on experience in emerging and other markets outside of the United States and Canada. The IES has evolved from being a survey of multi-national company experience to national studies directed by actuaries from the data contributors located in the country under study. This report follows this evolution by dividing results into two major subdivisions of results: • Survey: The survey presents high-level results that facilitate comparisons of experience between different countries. • National studies: In depth studies of experience in countries directed by local actuaries to present more comprehensive results

Description: The Society of Actuaries SOA has brought together several leading enterprise risk management ERM actuaries to identify the top 11 concentrated areas of risk in 2011 and provide insight on how ERM programs can be used to hedge against those systemic risks. Risk actuaries can help determine what spiking oil prices mean for our economy by developing scenarios to help corporations and consumers make better decisions. From the Bubble Risk Bulletin - May 2011.

Description: Updates from SOA Ambassadors from Japan, Malaysia, Latin America and Caribbean, Argentina, Vietnam and China. Additionally biographies and 2011-12 work plans for the new Ambassadors for Taiwan, France, Ireland and Mexico are presented. From International News, August 2011.

Description: This article from The Actuary, May 1972 – Volume 6, provides references to three notes: 1. Benefit Loads in Relation to Coverage and Reserves for Railroad Retirement and Other Major Retirement and Social Insurance Plans. 2. Two Decades oj Employee Benefit Plans, 1950- 70. 3. Social Security Programs throughout the World.

Description: This article contains biographies and 2010-11work plans for the Society of Actuaries International Section's new ambassadors in Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Pakistan.

Description: Transcript of the Q&A period from session 1B.

Description: These are the meeting minutes of the International Section Council for September 16, 2003. Various section issues wer discussed including meeting scheduling and international staff.

Description: This survey of emerging risks attempts to track the risk manager population‘s thoughts about emerging risks across time. The top 4 emerging risks from this third iteration of the survey are: 1. US current account deficit/fall in US dollar. 2. Blow up in asset prices/excessive indebtedness. 3. Oil price shock/energy supply interruptions. 4. Chinese economic hard landing.

Description: Transcript of the Q&A period from session 2A.