Description: Describes the popularity and comprehensiveness of available mortality tables through Table Manager.

Description: In this third issue of International News in 2022, we feature a contribution by SCOR, a leading reinsurer, highlighting the Actuarial Awards that SCOR presents annually, since 1996, to the best academic work in actuarial science, with annual prizes in several countries throughout the world. We also feature an article by Jessica Leong, FCAS, on barriers that Asian women must overcome to become leaders. Jessica recounts her own experience and how in overcoming some challenges she became the first Asian president of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Description: In this article the editor of International Section News, May 2000, Issue No. 22, provided a brief summary of the issue's articles. Articles described include ones on Australia's tax system changes, a review of the December conference of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, a discussion of the unit-linked business in Europe, mention of the opening up of India's insurance business and the insurance business in Georgia.

Description: Section Chair discusses Council plans for the year.

Description: The South African life insurance industry contains the largest life insurance market in Africa, it is highly sophisticated and highly regulated. In the years 2020 and2021, the industry suffered significant mortality losses due toCovid-19. What can we learn from this experience in South Africa?

Description: An article presenting updated results as of 12/2021 by using analgorithm that formed part of a paper presented at the AFIR-ERMColloquium which took place in Panama, in 2017. This article starts by proving that the conditions that have to be met in order for the formula to apply that were present in 12/2015 still hold.

Description: This article presents the Hong Kong Ambassador's Report. From International Section News, February 1998, Issue No. 15.

Description: Update on the SOA International experience study. The SOA has developed a new “tool” using Microsoft Access/Excel for international actuaries to conduct mortality and persistency studies in conjunction with the SOA’s international experience study initiative.

Description: Announces 3 new Ambassadors for China, South Korea and the Netherlands and provides bios. Additionally provides an update on Latin America and the Caribbean - discussing a presentation.

Description: Sustainable operations under changes in accounting principles and solvency standards