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  • Whither the Variable Annuity?
    Whither the Variable Annuity? A discussion of how the tax law changes of 2003 might ... variable annuity business relative to mutual funds and direct investments in dividend paying equities. Guaranteed ...

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    • Authors: Douglas A Eckley
    • Date: Nov 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Public Policy
  • Challenges and Opportunities of Longer Life
    lifetime income • Funding the costs of long-term care • Supplementing Medicare coverage • Protecting ... global implications. The Future of Survival A primary objective of the Living to 100 event is to showcase ...

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    • Authors: Timothy Harris, Anna M Rappaport, Steven Siegel, Ronora Stryker
    • Date: Jun 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Demography>Longevity
  • Product Trends Around the World
    targeting needs at different life stages like senior- care prod- ucts for the elderly, mortgage and wealth ... Life in China, for exam- ple, has focused on the primary need of many retirees: having a place to live ...

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    • Authors: Joshua Dobiac, Elena Stoyanova Tonkovski
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Global Perspectives>Global markets; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • Interesting Challenges For Insurers
    universal life with secondary guarantees and long-term care—or implic- itly, such as universal life and fixed ... form of future renewal premiums (e.g., long-term care, nonpar- ticipating whole life and universal life) ...

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    • Authors: John Fenton, Mark Scanlon, Jaidev Iyer
    • Date: Jun 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Economics>Financial markets
  • Life Insurance Firms in the Retirement Market: Is the News All Bad?
    share from 26 percent to 37 variable annuities, direct insurance percent. company sales are slipping. ... important points. For example, well- reports that direct sales of variable known publications such as Best’s ...

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    • Authors: PAUL HOFFMAN, Anthony M Santomero
    • Date: Oct 1998
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities; Pensions & Retirement; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Public Policy
  • Regulators Respond to Industry “Innovation” Through Guideline AXXX
    combined reserve of the direct writer and the second company be that which the direct writer would have held ... and based on the entire level premium period. The direct writing company may take reserve credits only if ...

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    • Authors: Mary J Bahna-Nolan
    • Date: Jan 2002
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • The Glass is Half Full!
    The Glass is Half Full! Letter from the Chair of the Product Development Council. Challenging ... massive challenges in implement-ing the Affordable Care Act, I like to think about the bright side. This ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • Weathering the Interest Rate Storm
    Weathering the Interest Rate Storm A discussion about how insurance companies weathered the ... creates an opportunity for higher crediting. The primary focus currently remains on the stopgap 1.5 percent ...

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    • Authors: Application Administrator, Susan Saip
    • Date: Nov 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities
  • What’s New In Research?
    What’s New In Research? Discussion of recent Society of Actuaries sponsored research. ... market segments. In Phase I of the project, the primary objective is to examine why it appears that appropriate ...

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    • Authors: Ronora Stryker
    • Date: Oct 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Death-Benefit-Focused UL
    Death-Benefit-Focused UL Discussion of growth in popularity of UL products designed to focus ... imbedded in the secondary guarantee. While the primary policy guarantees can provide temporary protection ...

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    • Authors: Michael Joseph Burns
    • Date: Apr 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Universal life; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance