Description: Recent global financial crisis has brought risk management into sharp focus for financial services organizations around the world. In order to help the professionals working at insurance companies in China to exchange ideas and learn international practices on corporate governance and risk management of the insurance sector, the China Association of Actuaries initiated the International Seminar on Risk and Solvency Management. This article summarizes the presentations given at the seminar held in Beijing on March 27, 2009.

Description: In this article, the authors discuss the low interest rate in Taiwan and its effect on the life insurance industry.

Description: The article provides insights about the need for revolutionary actuaries in Saudi Arabia due to the reform that is happening across the kingdom under all sectors. Then I talk briefly about the health sector and the transformation that is happing in the sector, and how qualified health actuaries can contribute to this health reform.

Description: The author presents key similarities and differences between Germany's pension system and those in other countries. Faced with similar challenges of an aging population, Germany has found quite different approaches to meet the challenges. From International News, August 2011.

Description: A Report on the October 1999 International Actuaries Section seminar, held in San Francisco

Description: A historical perspective on the Japanese life insurance industry and the significant changes it was expected to undergo.

Description: Describes a new tax approach in Ireland and the interest it is attracting.

Description: The Vietnamese life insurance industry is still in its infancy with the first Life insurance company being set up in 1996, however it has grown rapidly in all relevant measures.

Description: This article attempts to dispel some of the myths around the perceived unique nature of Asian markets. This part focuses on the future opportunities for market growth, appropriate risk models and challenges from claims management.

Description: Brief discussion about the articles about actuarial issues from around the world in the current issue of the International News newsletter. Also noted is the research project on experience studies around the world.