Description: Latest outlook on the market size and recent trends associated with the U.S. and Canada Life Reinsurance markets. The SOA Life Reinsurance Survey is an annual survey that exhibits individual and group life data from U.S. and Canadian life reinsurers. Survey results are based on financial information self-reported by reinsurance entities and include new business production and inforce figures.

Description: Historical information on Korea's life insurance business.

Description: The strategic approach that the banking industry in Latin America is taking to entering the bancassurance market to leverage the opportunity with their customer base.

Description: In this article, the author talks about the Brazilian life insurance and annuity markets.

Description: Discusses PLR 201105012, the investor control doctrine, and how the IRS concluded that shares of a Lifecycle Fund, available only through a life insurance company's separate account, still can be considered owned by the insurer and not the policyowner for federal income tax purposes even if it at least partly invests in shares of public funds.

Description: The purpose of the article is to discuss the benefits of small policy purchases by seniors, describe the market and distribution for these small face amounts of life insurance, and demonstrate the dimensions of the market.

Description: This is an article on avian flu and reinsurance as it relates to smaller insurance companies.

Description: This presentation presents the Gamma-Exponential mix model.

Description: This article warns product actuaries about arbitrage schemes using charities that might adversely affect mortality experience.

Description: New chairperson’s column discussing his goals for the Product Development Section.