Description: Characteristics of natural catastrophes and management thereof.

Description: Jeff Poulin is the CEO of Canada Life Re, a division of Great West Life Assurance Company. He was appointed CEO in May 2017, but he has been working for the reinsurance company since 1991.

Description: Jennie McGinnis, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SVP at Swiss Re, discusses her career in Reinsurance and her involvement in the Society of Actuaries.

Description: The 2017 Reinsurance News prize was awarded to Mick James, business development director, UK—Alternative Distribution at RGA for his article titled, “Long- Term Care—Are We Fishing in the Wrong Waters?” The article appeared in the November 2017 issue.

Description: This seminar is designed to give life and annuity practitioners an in-depth view of the important topics and fundamentals of reinsurance from the perspective of a U.S. life insurance company. Reinsurance industry experts will present on the various types of reinsurance, contract issues, financial implications, and other considerations. Attendees will leave this seminar with a stronger understanding of life and annuity reinsurance along with current topics. The seminar is designed for participants with moderate level experience.

Description: This abstract describes a paper in which two different simulation studies are made for dynamic financial analysis.