Description: The first preliminary results on international experience studies on mortality and persistency for the pilot countries of Taiwan, Mexico and South Korea are discussed and future expansion of the studies are explained.

Description: 2004 SOA Annual Meeting and Exhibit, New York. Panelists discussed current issues in emerging markets, such as China Life's initial public offering and the impact of new international accounting standards.

Description: In this article, the authors review the International Experience Study updates.

Description: In session 51CS of the Maui I Spring Meeting the Panel describes what every actuary should know about mergers and acquisitions in the life and health insurance business. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1.

Description: This is an article discussing the update on the SOA international experience study which has expanded the topics being studied from individual life insurance mortality and persistency experience to also include agent retention and productivity.

Description: This article contains a summary of the SOA International Experience Survey of Embedded Value Financial Assumptions. Topics surveyed include discount rate, equity return, fixed return, local government return, inflation, and tax rates.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting discusses self-insurance and captive insurance companies including the motives for forming captive insurance companies, the captive concept as it applies to credit insurance, bank holding company captive insurers, the financial and non-financial reasons and operational considerations.

Description: This article presents the results of a survey of financial assumptions contained in 2003 embedded value reports. The purpose of the survey is to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data. From International Section News, October 2004, Issue No. 34.

Description: This article presents the results of a survey of financial assumptions contained in 2003 embedded value reports. The purpose of the survey was to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data and to enhance the knowledge of actuaries about current international market conditions and practices.

Description: This article explores the challenges of financial reporting in the 21st century particularly on the international scene.