Description: A new initiative, Commercial Health Care: What’s Next, will focus on education and research for health actuaries regarding issues that remain with the ACA.

Description: Feature article discussing the impact of the crisis that started in 2008 on pension plans and pension policies in a variety of countries.

Description: Feature article discussing the Life Settlements business: recent growth, pricing, and future of the business.

Description: Discussion of the results of the 2009 Group Life Market Survey conducted by JHA. This annual survey provides detailed analyses of sales and market growth, across Traditional/Basic and Voluntary products.

Description: The article looks back at the development of life protection product underwriting and pricing in UK. It describes the development in waves of change, looking at different drivers, e.g. consolidation of the life insurance industry, the role of technology as a driver for efficiency gains via electronic underwriting. Different levels of sophistication are being discussed and possible implications for the relationship between direct offices and reinsurers. This rather thought provoking article is based upon Munich research as well as market experience and ties in with a number of current topics as for example potential changes as a result of the Retail Distribution Review and the Gender Directive implementation.

Description: Interview with an industry leader.

Description: A discussion around the comment letter that the ACLI submitted on the proposed regulations to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

Description: History of different treatment of men and women under the rules of the U.S. Social Security program.

Description: This article discusses the implications of longer life and a number of aging issues on public finance. It draws from the 2017 Living to 100 meeting.