Description: This article summarizes a session at a recent SOA meeting in San Antonio about how to design and price a plan sold via nontraditional marketing.

Description: Feature article discussing selling life insurance to millionaires, penta millionaires, etc.

Description: This article describes the current Nigerian Insurance Industry.

Description: The paper describes a cost-benefit analysis to determine the value of electronic health records (EHRs) in life insurance accelerated underwriting programs. Sample cases from a carrier were underwritten pre-EHR and post-EHR and the mortality savings estimates from risk class changes using EHRs was compared to procurement costs. Results were developed to cover a range of scenarios. Factors to consider for carriers evaluating the cost-effectiveness of using EHRs in their own accelerated underwriting programs are also described.

Description: This article examines the changes in U.S. regulatory reserve and risk-based capital requirements that will significantly impact the insurance industry and practicing actuaries. It summarizes activity related to principles-based reserves and risk-based capital initiatives during 2005.

Description: Life reinsurance activity in Bermuda has experienced rapid growth in recent years. This article explores the key drivers of this growth.

Description: Provides an overview of India's insurance market and the important role of the actuary.

Description: This article discusses how the new 2001 CSO Mortality Table affects company taxation of life insurance policies, and how one recent and another proposed revenue ruling will affect policyholder taxation of life insurance policies related to correcting policies in order to comply with Section 7702.

Description: Chairperson’s views on the changing life insurance industry.

Description: Factors for insurers to consider when developing their first equity-indexed universal life product.