Description: This is the abstract of a paper that complements the existing research on optimal reinsurance by proposing another model for the determination of the optimal reinsurance design.

Description: Annuities are presenting ever-greater risks for the direct writers: • Variable annuities with guaranteed minimum and enhanced death benefits and income benefits • Fixed annuities with multi-year rate guarantees are capital intensive • In-force structured settlements have asset portfolios with declining investment yields • The impact to the payout annuity market from lengthening life expectancies From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 146 PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting

Description: This paper reviews the main methodological questions underlying the theoretical pricing of catastrophe insurance futures. From Securitization of Insurance Risk: The 1995 Bowles Symposium, M-FI978-1.

Description: This article discussed modeling the P&C reinsurance market using an Agent Based Model to provide insights into the market. The characteristics of this marketplace provide credibility to this type of modeling. Specifically, the P&C reinsurance market has few major players, very little product differentiation, and low barriers to entry. In addition established competitors are volume-constrained due to prior business and capacity decisions made based on estimated product costs and prices.

Description: This article celebrates the tremendous progress that has been made in automating reinsurance data. It also looks at remaining issues, such as a lack of standardization, and challenges presented for the future.

Description: 2003 Valuation Actuary Symposium, San Diego, CA. This session discussed the considerations in performing due diligence on a reinsurance partner and the impact of deteriorating credit quality. Topics included: 1. Letters of credit 2. Arbitration and disputes. 3. Impact of mergers and acquisitions. 4. Offshore reinsurance. 5. NAIC issues.

Description: This article provides an update, as of July 2020, on the Reinsurance Section’s sponsored research in process and studies recently completed.

Description: LOMA Collaborates on New Reinsurance Designation by Edward T. Burns & Jennifer W. Herrod from Reinsurance Section News, March 1999, Issue No. 45.

Description: The Society of Actuaries SOA Reinsurance Section is pleased to be expanding its membership to individuals outside of the actuarial profession. The Reinsurance Section Council has been in the forefront on the reinsurance industry with focus on basic and continuing education as well as communications, publications and research.

Description: This chairperson’s corner highlights the Spring Health Meeting and accomplishments of the Reinsurance Section.