Description: A discussion of some of the economic advantages of Offshore Life Reinsurance

Description: Chairperson's Corner from the March 2004 issue of Reinsurance News.

Description: “Getting to Woe Some” is a thought-provoking title for Rick Flaspöhler’s recent presentation to the ACLI Reinsurance Executive Round Table in March 2005. Flaspöhler presented the high-level findings of the biennial reinsurance survey, and in his words this industry has gone from “bad to worse.” The reinsurance industry now finds itself in a unique and difficult situation that will require dramatic steps to improve things going forward.

Description: Feature article discussing what’s to transpire at the upcoming Canadian reinsurers industry meeting.

Description: This article summarizes Munich Re’s annual survey for 2010, which covers U.S. and Canadian individual and group life reinsurance new business production and in force. The numbers are further subdivided into: 1 Recurring reinsurance 2 Portfolio reinsurance and 3 Retrocession reinsurance. Production is down across the board.

Description: The document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a research study on offshore life and annuity jurisdictions' reinsurance landscapes, commissioned by the Society of Actuaries Reinsurance Section. It outlines the background, purpose, research objectives, proposal requirements, selection process, submission details, and other related information.

Description: In this panel discussion, actuarial leaders in the stop-loss marketplace provide their perspectives on recent stop-loss trends. Learn about the most current issues facing self-funded plans and their stop-loss coverage. Take part in a deeper discussion on this topic and more at Oysters, Beers & Large Claim Solutions on Tuesday, June 27, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. PT. This happy hour, featuring drinks and tasty Pacific Northwest oysters will include a discussion on the large claims impacts on the health care market.

Description: This introduction to Captive Insurance Companies will provide an overview that includes the history of captives, different types of captives, common applications, how captives work, why employers form or join a captive, and a Medical Stop Loss Group Captive case study.

Description: This video from Ben Keslowitz explains the concept of reinsurance, which is a financial arrangement where insurance companies transfer portions of their risk portfolios to other parties, known as reinsurers. This helps insurers manage large or catastrophic claims and optimize their risk components. The video also covers different types of reinsurance, such as proportional liability reinsurance, non-proportional reinsurance, and quota share coinsurance, each serving different purposes in risk management. Additionally, it discusses the reasons insurers might choose to reinsure their business, including liability risk mitigation, investment risk transfer, and entering new markets.

Description: This three-part series provides an overview of the rapidly evolving and dynamic gene and cellular therapy landscape, from the clinical, historical, and risk transfer perspectives. It covers the actuarial considerations in pricing cell and gene insurance and reinsurance, the value assessment of the therapies, manufacturer pricing, and reinsurance cost.