Description: Part Two of a 3 part discussion of: Social Security System for the 21st Century. This part outlines some of the key characteristics of the viable social security system of the 21st century.

Description: A discussion of the similarities and differences in social security benefit design, indexation, and financing in Canada, the United States and other countries.

Description: Discussion of the current business environment, the profile of the actuary who can meet these needs, directions corporations will take in the 21st century, economic and demographic trends that will affect the environment and markets over the next decade. The panelists discussed the need to be pro-active in shaping the environment.

Description: A discussion of the market opportunities for offering Stable Value Funds across the world.

Description: This article contains material excerpted from a speech given on June 17, 1997 by Tom Kelly, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of LIMRA International, at a LOMA/LIMRA Strategic Issues Conference in Singapore. The article includes demographic and economic data for various countries to illustrate the potential for growth in various Asian markets.

Description: Feature article discussing the impact of the crisis that started in 2008 on pension plans and pension policies in a variety of countries.

Description: Discusses the influences that foreign economies have on the U.S. economy and the risks that those influences create for the U.S. life insurance industry.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 This session focused on the advantages and practical applications of offshore reinsurance. Topics included: · Types of reinsurance · Brief history of the development of the offshore market · Tax and regulatory advantages · Number of reinsurers and size of market · Risks that offshore reinsurance can best address · Financial reinsurance arrangements · Impact of Regulation XXX on demand and price · Regulatory considerations · Details of the use of letters of credit

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Highlights objectives of the IFAA, the relationship with its 43 member actuarial associations, and current issues under consideration, including: international accounting standards for retirement benefits, other employee benefit costs, and a possible new global education syllabus for actuaries after 2005.

Description: A look at recent inflation, its impact on society, how it differs from other instances of inflation throughout history, and the effectiveness of various measures to curb inflation. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 1, No. 2.