Description: Article describing some of the significant changes occurring in Poland after the fall of the Berlin Wall with a focus on life insurance and conversion to a private pension market.

Description: Recap of the Brazil Insurance Markets in 2008.

Description: As Gen X women enter their 40s and 50s, they are hitting their stride. For this group of women, it is also the perfect moment to address their retirement and longevity planning. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are one of the best vehicles in the retirement toolbox for this group to maximize.

Description: This article provides a brief summary of the October 25-26, 2010 Institute of Actuaries of India's Seminar on Current Issues in Retirement Benefits held in Mumbai, India. The purpose of the seminar was to provide a general and technical update to all Indian professionals who are involved in the design, management, accounting and evaluation of employee benefit schemes.

Description: This article explain the origin of the pensions system in Paraguay, its evolution and the current challenges: demographic evolution and economic scenario.

Description: In this article, the author talks about the actuarial profession in Barbados.

Description: Discusses the fourth Colloquium organised by the Pensions, Benefits and Social Security Section of the International Actuarial Association 'IAA'. The future of pension regulation and the key lessons to be learned from the financial crisis were covered at the event.

Description: International Section Newsletter, April 2005, Issue No. 35. This article pertains to offshore pension plans and their role in global pension plans. It discusses the rationale for setting up an off-shore pension plan, determining a location, benefit design, required funding, establishment and operation and trusteeship and administration

Description: Overview of market trends impacting the group benefits space in Canada and the implications for insures as they prepare for future evolving industry dynamics.