Description: This article discusses the proper slope of mortality tables, especially at the high attained ages.

Description: This article discusses a variety of new developments in the annuity market.

Description: Highlights from the 2002 Inter-Company Expense Study of U.S. Individual Life Insurance and Annuities.

Description: Author's views on whether insurers' actuaries should be concerned about impact of life settlements on product experience.

Description: This is an article about genetics, diagnostic testing and related underwriting of insurance policies.

Description: Provides a review of the available lapse experience for lapse-supported Life and Long-Term Care products.

Description: Milliman, Inc. recently conducted a survey of leading variable annuity insurers to better quantify the current dynamics of the GLB market. The scope of the Milliman survey included variable annuities that offered any type of GLB during calendar year 2004 and during the first quarter of 2005.

Description: Milliman, Inc. recently conducted a comprehensive survey of leading UL insurers to discover current dynamics of the UL market. The scope of the survey included UL with secondary guarantees ULSG, cash accumulation UL, current assumption UL, and indexed UL.

Description: Discussion of January 2008 'Living to 100 and Beyond' Symposia co-sponsored by the Society of Actuaries.

Description: Product concepts that are born in one country often find their way to the other. This article discusses which products are the hot products in the United States and Canada, and what we can expect for future sales for these products.