Description: This article is about the annual call for ERM-related research papers that present the very latest in ERM thinking and move forward principles-based approaches. The call discussed in this article was issued in October 2005 and attracted nearly 30 entrants, from which there was one winner and eight more that were selected for presentation at the 2006 ERM symposium. They were listed in the article and can be found, along with the 20 other entrants on the ERM Symposium Web site at: www.ermsymposium.org.

Description: The focus of this article is that while Economic Capital can be a valuable component of the ERM process for insurance companies, an over-emphasis on EC, to the point of neglect of other steps in the ERM process, can reduce the effectiveness of an ERM program.

Description: The predictive analytics application growth in the Asia-Pacific region has been gaining momentum.

Description: This articles offers an approach for accounting for executive stock options.

Description: Why Write Variable Products When You Can Put the Money Directly into the Stock Market?

Description: Feature article discussing numerical short cuts, rules of thumb, estimators, modeling tips, etc. The featured problem is fitting the intermediate points for a real-world stochastic model of interest rates.

Description: This article provides a quick guide to the applicability of ASOP 7, ASOP 22 and ACG4.

Description: Long Term Care Insurance Reserves and Reinsurance Balancing between statutory and GAAP requiements. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, August 2001, Issue No. 5.

Description: Managing the Risks at Extreme Age — Underwriting at Ages 80+. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, August 2002, Issue No. 6.

Description: Discussion of the items the AAA work group is reviewing with regards to the NAIC Model Regulation for Long-Term Care for premiums sufficiency and pricing. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, August 2002, Issue No. 6.