Description: SOA interview with David Axene

Description: This article describes Singapore's Central Provident Fund and how it involves government, employers and employees in a cooperative partnership for mandatory savings and investment to assist with the primary lifetime goals of home ownership, medical care and retirement provision.

Description: The author assess the financial performance of pension privatization in Europe.

Description: Feature article discussing New York’s answer to publicly-financed health insurance needs.

Description: Feature article discussing the current social insurance schemes in China.

Description: In April, 2009, the Chinese government launched the most comprehensive Health Care System Reform ever. The goal: to establish and improve the basic health care system covering most urban and rural residents, and to provide the people with safe, effective, convenient and affordable health care. There is no doubt that this 'Made in China' health care reform will become the world’s most extensive health care system reform because it will inevitably affect many players in the game such as the local governments who currently administrate the program, the medical professionals who provide the care, the pharmaceutical manufacturers who provide the medicines, and the very large population who participate in the program, etc. This article summarizes the highlights of China's health care reform program.

Description: January 2014 issue of In the Public Interest

Description: New Zealand Ambassador’s Report by Richard Geisler from International Section News, February 1998, Issue No. 15.

Description: Korea Ambassador’s Report—June 1997 by Stephan Rajotte from International Section News, February 1998, Issue No. 15.

Description: A discussion of the results of the Society of Actuaries China Committee membership survey performed to determine what the region’s members thought were the most important objectives and to identify their needs.