Description: A new occupational, or corporate, pension law the, Employee Retirement Security Act or “ERSA”, was passed by the Republic of Korea National Assembly on Dec. 29, 2004. It will allow for private sector defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans for the first time in the world’s 10th largest economy.

Description: Answers to questions that have surfaced with regard to recent trends in the use of psychiatric medications, including relative effectiveness compared to prescribing patterns, drivers of prescribing patterns, classification and indications for recently publicized drugs, role of primary care providers, preventive use ofdementia medications, and new developments in the field.

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

Description: NewsDirect article that discusses the benefits of automating the underwriting process. Underwriting speed, the east of case submission and sales support stand out as the most important factors.

Description: This article examines the relationship, future and current, between insurance agents and technology and determines that technology can enhance/optimize agents.

Description: An exploration of the seasonality of mortality and how total population mortality is related to flu and pneumonia mortality.

Description: Editorial and issue introduction

Description: Discussion of overseas activity in US life mortality reinsurance market.

Description: A discussion on how life insurers can improve the performance of their in-force portfolios.

Description: This paper presents a brief history of life insurance risk assessment and explores a future including wearable devices, genetic testing and digital health data