Description: 26th International Congress of Actuaries: Closing Ceremony Speech, June 11, 1998 by Jean Berthon

Description: The first objective is to highlight the key trends and projections that describe the magnitude and scope of the aging world in the 21st century. The second is to identify some of the key issues that countries in the developed and developing world will have to face as a consequence of population aging. The third objective is to emphasize the triumph and opportunities of an aging world, providing a counterpoint to the prevailing notion that the aging of societies is a catastrophe, leading only to undue burden on future generations.

Description: This article offers an overview of the Indian insurance industry, highlighting its structure, growth, outlook for actuaries, and ambitious goals for achieving universal insurance coverage in India.

Description: Part 3 of a 3 part series on Strategic Planning Issues. This document contains material from a speech given on June 17, 1997, in Singapore by Tom Kelly, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of LIMRA International, at a LOMA/LIMRA Strategic Issues Conference.

Description: More and more insurers are relying upon their human resources teams to help them make the transition from domestic to transnational concerns. Here, a leading international HR expert discusses how to do just that.

Description: International Section Newsletter, April 2005, Issue No. 35. This article pertains to offshore pension plans and their role in global pension plans. It discusses the rationale for setting up an off-shore pension plan, determining a location, benefit design, required funding, establishment and operation and trusteeship and administration

Description: In this article, the authors discuss the Experience Study Working Group surveys of published embedded value EV financial assumptions they have been conducting.

Description: In this article, the Editor previews this issue and talks about happenings in the section.

Description: In this article, the author discusses the insurance system in Bhutan.

Description: This newsletter discloses the results of a survey of embedded value financial assumptions used by insurance companies. The purpose of this survey is to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data.