Description: The Society of Actuaries SOA Reinsurance Section is pleased to be expanding its membership to individuals outside of the actuarial profession. The Reinsurance Section Council has been in the forefront on the reinsurance industry with focus on basic and continuing education as well as communications, publications and research.

Description: This chairperson’s corner highlights the Spring Health Meeting and accomplishments of the Reinsurance Section.

Description: Each year reinsurance professionals gather in Toronto for the Canadian Reinsurance Conference CRC. In 2008 the CRC will be held for the 52nd time in Toronto on Thursday, April 3rd. The theme for 2008 is REinvention.

Description: This article overviews the results of the 2008 survey of Third Party Administrators of Employer Stop Loss business.

Description: The goals of this paper are to discuss early risk management tools, to discuss the development of insurance, particularly marine insurance and fire insurance, and to discuss the origin and evolution of reinsurance.

Description: This article provides a brief history of David Holland, retired vice chairman, president and CEO of Munich American Reassurance Company MARC.

Description: Chairperson’s column discussing systemic risk.

Description: Discussion of the evolving role of reinsurance in driving business decisions for the direct side, with particular emphasis on underwriting and risk classification and the emphasis on automatic versus facultative business.

Description: Feature article discussing the events of the recent Living to 100 Symposium.

Description: Feature article discussing valuable resources available to the actuary to guide them through the reinsurance treaty development process.