Description: The observations and methodologies demonstrated in this article can help actuaries further analyze population mortality trends by causes of death and by socioeconomic status.

Description: Read the July 2020 issue of Reinsurance News published by the Reinsurance Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: Summary and discussion of the results of the 2002 Munich American annual survey on life reinsurance.

Description: The purpose of this article is twofold. Number one, to estimate the growing level of statutory reserves that are being reinsured offshore, supported by Letters of Credit, as well as by assets held within a trust. Number two, to quantify the redundancy in the reserves due to the conservative nature of the required methodology, combined with the utilization of an outdated mortality table.

Description: As the title of this corner suggests, our industry has many challenges and issues yet to address. This article focuses on the directions for the industry and the Reinsurance Section, on multiple levels. This includes the development of an up-to-date directory of reinsurers by various lines of business and the upcoming Re-Focus Summit 2006 featuring risk management and reinsurance.

Description: A tremendous amount of work goes into each issue of the Reinsurance News. At this year’s SOA Spring Meeting in New Orleans, we spent some time reviewing the strategy for the newsletters, both print and electronic, and identifying topic areas that would be of interest to section members. The section publishes an electronic newsletter, Re-News! on a timely basis as events or news items need to be distributed. The print newsletter will continue to be distributed twice a year.

Description: Discussion of three aspects of GMDB— the retail product, the reinsurance players and the reinsurance techniques.

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.