Description: This document summarizes a meeting of the Reinsurance Section that occurred at the October 1982 Society of Actuaries annual Meeting in Washington D.C. The meeting consisted of a discussion related to the role and purpose of the section, a discussion of problems and pitfalls related to reinsurance treaties, and discussions related to choosing a reinsurer.

Description: This Open Forum was Session 7A at the 1987 Valuation Actuary Symposium. In discussing taxes, it was noted that given that the valuation actuary concept has not been finalized, and that current tax reserves are formula driven, the ultimate tax implications are not known. The reinsurance discussion notes that “the most important reinsurance issue for the Valuation Actuary is the future collectability of reinsurance cash flows.” Discussion of asset/liability matching techniques from other industries included continuing care retirement facilities and the banking industry.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists, noting that “joint ventures are becoming more and more common as companies enter the increasingly competitive marketplace of the 1990s,” explore reasons to use joint ventures and how reinsurance accomplishes desired goals, and discuss advantages over other possible solutions. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: This presentation, session number 40OF, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 16-18 in Seattle. The panelists discuss the different available types of individual disability reinsurance, including excess coverage, quota share, stop loss, finite reinsurance, and financial reinsurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: This presentation, session number 7PD, took place at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 24-25 in Atlanta. Panelists discuss proposed new U.S. and Canadian requirements and ramifications for variable annuities with guaranteed minimum death, income, and maturity benefits. Ways to assess and reduce the economic risk, reserves, and capital requirements are also discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 1.

Description: This presentation, session number 63PD, took place at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago.The panel discusses various reinsurance problems that have been reported in trade journals and the popular press. Topics include the London Circle, underpriced workers' compensation pools and medical stop loss, vertical pricing, and other problems. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 54PD, from the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 24-27 in New York. Asking the question ‘what's causing a scarcity of capital in the life insurance and life reinsurance industries?’ the panelists discuss emerging sources of capital, and the issues surrounding capital, looking at possible responses from ceding companies, reinsurers, regulators, and rating agencies. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 3.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held April 18-19 in New Orleans. The panelists discuss the design and pricing of immediate annuities, as well as related topics including reserving issues, asset strategies, asset/liability matching, reinsurance considerations, and NAIC Actuarial Guidelines IX-A and IX-B. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 1.

Description: This presentation is an open forum, session 49OF, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. Insurance and reinsurance companies have sought to pool their risks with others as a means of sharing risk as well as reducing volatility. The panelists provide a history of pool reinsurance and discuss how, unfortunately, participating in a pool can result in surprises and exposure to liabilities never anticipated. They discuss why many of these surprises have occurred, review actual case studies, and discuss what companies and reinsurers are doing to reduce and/or eliminate mistakes going forward. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

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