Description: Given all the noise surrounding the topic of avian influenza today, how can actuaries distill the mass of information—which is often conflicting—into the critical questions to raise and explore within their own organizations?

Description: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services’ stable outlook on the U.S. life reinsurance sector reflects improved new business profits and improving availability of capital at low cost through securitization and other markets. Reinsurance Section News, November 2007, Issue No. 61.

Description: This annual survey, conducted by Munich American, is conducted on behalf of the Society of Actuaries Reinsurance Section.

Description: This article provides a review of the topics discussed at Refocus 2008.

Description: The transition to an open reinsurance market was made possible by a new regulatory environment effective 2007. The author believes Rio de Janeiro is the best location for entering reinsurance companies to establish their headquarters.

Description: Feature article discussing the ReFocus 2011 meeting. Attendees enjoyed a program that centered its theme on the industry’s renewed resolve emerging from one of the worst financial crises ever experienced in the United States

Description: Feature article describing the upcoming events of the 2011 Canadian Reinsurance Conference.

Description: Feature article discussing the purpose of the SOA’s Reinsurance Section’s LEARN initiative.

Description: This article notes the importance of social media to the corporation, both internally among employees and externally. Suggestions are given on how to get started. Cautions about legal and PR issues that may arise are discussed.

Description: In November 2011, a number of associations, including the American Council of Life Insurers [ACLI], filed comments with the Brazilian regulatory authority urging Brazil to stop restricting reinsurance access to only domestic reinsurers in one of the world’s leading emerging markets for insurance. This article examines the background and legitimacy of this complaint.