Description: SOA International Section Council 2012 accomplishments

Description: Introduction of new section council members.

Description: Read the May 2018 issue of International News published by the International Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: Technology In Microinsurance This literature review provides insights on emerging technologies that ... the actuarial profession within the space of microinsurance for the purpose of establishing a frame of ... Description: This literature review provides insights on emerging technologies that interact with the actuarial profession within the space of microinsurance for the purpose of establishing a frame of reference for actuaries to use in their work. Furthermore, it intends to spark readers’ interest in, and create a vision for, how microinsurance and its associated technologies may impact the actuarial industry in the future.

Description: Notes on the IAA meeting that took place in D.C. in May

Description: The LTCI Section of the Society of Actuaries is organized into eight networking tracks consisting of actuarial, claims, compliance, group, managerial, marketing, operations and underwriting. Each track is in the process of defining its mission, role, activities and how it plans to benefit its membership.

Description: Chairperson's corner article communicating the accomplishments and next steps for the LTC Section Council.

Description: This article discusses the “Future of Long Term Care” Think Tank.

Description: This essay explores the role that the emerging defined contribution retirement system may be playing in the growth of wealth inequality in the United States. The current system leaves many Americans with little or no retirement savings. Those with higher accumulation levels appear to invest proportionally more in equities, which may have an exponential effect of balances over long time periods. The author hypothesizes that willingness to take investment risk involves the relationship between the amount an investor has accumulated and what she/he needs in order to cover basic costs of living. This is one reason that investors with greater accumulation levels may be able to earn higher rates of return. The essay concludes by suggesting that the U.S. defined contribution system should include all workers and provide additional fiduciary guidance. Examples reforms, both in the U.S. and other countries, are provided.

Description: The chairperson reviewed the accomplishments from the prior year and provided a preview of upcoming events.