Description: Discusses various historical and projected future rates of mortality improvement, with a focus on older ages, and more.

Description: This article provides a summary of selected sessions of the October 2010 NAIC meeting.

Description: This article discusses the survey of published embeddd value EV financial assumptions through 2010 sponsored by the Society of Actuaries International Experience Study Working Group. The purpose of this survey is to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data.

Description: International case study discussing an innovative distribution method in South Korea.

Description: Article includes a summary of Milliman's 10th annual survey of leading UL and IUL industry competitors. Product and actuarial issues are covered.

Description: Provide high level summary of predictive modelling.

Description: An introduction to the Product Development Section's new subgroup supporting interested in the practice of in force management.

Description: Hear from the chairperson on themes in the June 2018 issue of Product Matters published by the Product Development Section.

Description: Feature article discussing comparison of physical inactivity and smoking.

Description: Mandatory implementation of life principle-based reserves (PBR) is just around the corner and there is no shortage of work to do, as most products have yet to be moved to PBR. Oliver Wyman recently completed its 2019 PBR survey, with more than 40 participants covering 85 percent of the individual life market, including 23 of the top 25 life writers and five reinsurers. This article will expand on the key survey findings, including implementation trends, analysis to date and recent discussions and decisions on the treatment of non-guaranteed reinsurance.