Description: Provides preview of the two essays published in this Pension Section News and encourages dialogue, particularly on the 401(k) essay and the ideas for change.

Description: Six years after the global financial crisis, the reshaped contours of the market for the life insurance industry are coming into focus.

Description: Defines Accelerated Underwriting programs as a transformational trend, and outlines a process for evaluating mortality implications of such programs.

Description: Feature article describing how the Society of Actuaries (SOA) partnered with the Association of Home Office Underwriters (AHOU) and the Canadian Institute of Underwriters to conduct research focused on new medical tests and markers that may have significance and relevance to the life insurance markets to get a sense of where underwriting practices are going in the future.

Description: Refocus, the premier life insurance industry conference, will be celebrating 10 years of continuous growth. The next conference will be in March 2016. This interview discusses how the founding committee members evolved the conference from a Reinsurance focus to a broader focus.

Description: Highlight the global life reinsurance industry market size, key players and trends impacting the industry, globally and from a high level regional overview.

Description: This article highlights some key implications for reinsurance contracts held.

Description: Article discusses VM-31 requirements and actuarial report overview.

Description: This article talks about the new onsite clinic at Hewitt and how it benefits employees and employers.

Description: Provides a summary of the Small Talk Newsletter for Fall 2016. Also included are thoughts on the need for continuing education and involvement in the industry.