Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session focused on international issues, examined the impact of changing globalization in the market place and discussed how we can relate to these changes and trends. The characteristics of companies that might benefit from going global were addressed.

Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session on mergers and acquisitions discussed the impact of pensions, post-retirement costs and fringe benefits on acquisitions as well as the special problems that arise when the parties in a transaction are globally diverse.

Description: This panel discussion addresses Critical Illness product design, marketing, trends and lessons learned from other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 20

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session provided an overview of the world of international investing and a look at some of the more specific questions and problems that arise from investing in international equities.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, Orlando. This session is about identifying international opportunities, positioning yourself for those opportunities, determining skills needed, and comparing with skills you have.

Description: 1993 SOA Spring Meeting, Boston. This session on international reinsurance covers the following topics: • Overview of the extent and form of international reinsurance activity. • Reporting, regulatory issues, remittance of payments, and currency exposure. • Accepting reinsurance of business issued in other countries from a US perspective. • Underwriting standards - US versus foreign countries. • Management of foreign risks from a US perspective.