Description: An account of the first South Asian Actuarial Conference organized by the Actuarial Association of Sri Lanka.

Description: Discusses the issues papaer to be released by the International Accounting Standards for Insurance to cover accounting issues for insurance contracts as opposed to insurance companies.

Description: Excellent big picture view for planning a social insurance system with pay-as-you-go, required self-funded, and voluntary plans.

Description: Chairperson reviews the section's goals and mission.

Description: Insight into activities of Actuaries Without Borders (AWB), a section of the International Actuarial Association, and SOA involvement in the section. AWB’s mandate is to provide volunteers for projects in countries where the actuarial profession is at an early level of development.

Description: This article provides an update of International Section strategic intiatives from the current section chair.

Description: It is, without doubt, the poorest people in the world who are most in need of the security that insurance brings. Renata De Leers and Queenie Chow discuss why the micro-insurance market has low penetration, and why actuaries are so well placed to assist insurers in understanding their clients' needs.

Description: The Society of Actuaries recently entered into an agreement with the China Association of Actuaries to promote collaboration between the two organizations.

Description: An update on recent activities of the International Section, including professional development offerings and partnerships.

Description: The pension and longevity risk transfer market is growing rapidly, with British-pioneered pension and longevity de-risking emerging outside of the UK and US, with over $270bn in transactions completed globally since 2007. Emerging markets include the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France and Australia. This article describes the solutions available to plan sponsors who are looking to secure member benefits and achieve a lower risk future, and provides real-world examples of companies who have used innovative solutions to meet their unique needs.