Description: Given all the noise surrounding the topic of avian influenza today, how can actuaries distill the mass of information—which is often conflicting—into the critical questions to raise and explore within their own organizations?

Description: Feature article describing the upcoming events of the 2011 Canadian Reinsurance Conference.

Description: In November 2011, a number of associations, including the American Council of Life Insurers [ACLI], filed comments with the Brazilian regulatory authority urging Brazil to stop restricting reinsurance access to only domestic reinsurers in one of the world’s leading emerging markets for insurance. This article examines the background and legitimacy of this complaint.

Description: This article highlights key regulatory and market developments in Bermuda and Cayman and the increasing role of actuaries in innovative structures like side cars and ISACs. With a focus on practical experiences and professional challenges, it offers a perspective on what these dynamic markets mean for the global actuarial community from someone working there.

Description: An explanation of the reasons why the IRS should rule on the application of section 351 to the transfer of assets and reserves in an indemnity coinsurance transaction where the ceding company transfers more assets to the assuming company than it would in an arms-length transaction and, therefore, the ceding company actually receives or is deemed to receive stock in the exchange for the transferred assets including the value of insurance in force. We also will summarize other interesting rulings in the PLR.

Description: Interview with CEO of the 10th largest reinsurer in the world by gross premium.

Description: Feature article discussing how technology is affecting the reinsurance business.

Description: Hear about the Reinsurance Section's 2020 highlights and opportunities for membership engagement.

Description: The Reinsurance Section of the Society of Actuaries currently has over 2,400 members which ranks it sixth amongst all sections. This article is an interview of Dean Abbott, the outgoing editor of the Reinsurance Section newsletter.

Description: This paper shows how Tranched Capital and RAROC can produce very different indicated reinsurance purchases than does the ISA.