Description: Discussion of the Italian Life Insurance Market including the related public policy changes to the country's social security plan and pension plans

Description: A discussion of pension reform in China at the time of the July 1997 introduction of a new unified pension system.

Description: Part One of a three part discussion of A Social Security System for the 21st Century, this part focuses the broader international, social, political, cultural and economic trends that will govern the viability and sustainability of a social security system in the 21st century.

Description: A discussion of the political, economic, and demographic environment in Europe and its impact on the life insurance industry.

Description: Discussion of the insurance industry in Ireland and the related regulatory and tax issues.

Description: Review of changes made to life insurance taxation in Australia.

Description: Describes the risk-based capital measure adopted in Switzerland.

Description: This article discusses the regulatory changes in Bermuda. There is an international initiative to review all insurance regulation by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors IAIS and the International Monetary Fund IMF.

Description: Discussion of the new- 2003- regulations in China pertaining to nonguaranteed life products.

Description: Discussion of developments in actuarial education, the regulatory licensing process for actuaries signing off on reserves and financial statements, and social security in Poland