Description: The Actuary Vol. 22, No. 3. This article discusses how the advantages of the General Agency system which existed prior to the 1970s have diminished materially. Therefore, European companies should be very cautious with any attempts to emulate the North American-type agency distribution system of the late 1980s.

Description: Discusses views and findings regarding the U.K.'s investment-linked, life assurance and regulations pertinent to issuers of such contracts.

Description: This article gives an overview of the life insurance business in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands with details about product types and actuarial issues.