Description: Significant consolidation has occurred in the U.S. reinsurance market over the last five years. The number of companies operating in ordinary life reinsurance has continued to decline—13 primary companies excluding retrocessionaires contributing to the Munich American Reassurance Survey in 2004, compared to 20 companies in 1999. Table 1 and Table 2 indicate the change in market share as well as the change in the composition of the leading participants in the U.S. market for 2004 versus 1999.

Description: The focus of this article is to provide background to actuaries on the updates in the employer stop loss medical insurance market including underwriting and pricing trends.

Description: This articles discusses an online survey of Brokers and Intermediaries regarding Third Party Administration in the Employer Stop Loss ESL sector.

Description: These are two letters to the editor, both commenting on the life reinsurance survey article published in the November 2011 issue of 'Reinsurance News.'

Description: This abstract describes a paper that explores the answers to the questions of: 1. How is each view of FRVs conceptualized? 2. What are the differences and similarities between the metrics for each of these views? 3. How are the metrics for these three views implemented?

Description: This paper studies the theoretical and numerical convergence of Gram-Charlier series applied to the pricing of Asian options.

Description: This abstract describes a paper that lays out a theoretical basis with a parametric model to analyze the impact of the VIX-linked fee structure.

Description: This abstract describes an article that outlines a process for creating an online actuarial text.

Description: This is a table from an article in The Actuary Magazine entitled A Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Life Insurance Industry Part II: Products.

Description: An actuary reflects on her own career path and has suggestions on what the actuarial profession can do to support students who are seeking actuarial careers. From The Actuary, April 2011.