Funding Healthcare for an Ageing Population
Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: The costs of funding health care for the elderly are continually changing due to increasing life expectancy coupled with higher health care costs.
Private Pension Plans in Brazil as an Alternative for Funding of Medical Expenses
Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: Private Pension Plans in Brazil as an Alternative for Funding of Medical Expenses
The Development of the Underwritten Annuity Market in the U.K. and Elsewhere
Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: This article describes the development of the U.K. underwriten annuity market and then considers the factors leading to the demand for these products and the market potential outside of U.K.
U.S. and Japan Life Insurers Insolvencies Case Studies
This report presents case studies including three U.S. and eight Japanese life insurance insolvencies. The main objective in examining these cases is to identify the best practices for ensuring smooth, non-disruptive resolutions, with a focus on policyholder protection and the overall stability of financial markets and economies.
Collegiate Education in Risk Management and Insurance Globally: Past, Present and Future
Insurance Economics No. 71
News from EGRIE: Letter from the President
From the Insurance Economics Newsletter No. 71: Letter from Mark Browne, President of the European Group of Risk and Insurance Economists.
The Australian Insurance Market: Key Changes Since 2011
Insurance and Finance No.13 - Rob Whelan describes the Australian general insurance market as a place for innovation in providing availability and affordability in the face of major catastrophes.
Managing Interest Rate Risk in a Changing Regulatory Environment
Insurance and Finance No.13 - Age Lindenbergh discusses the implications of inconsistencies in accounting standards and regulatory change in the face of an uncertain interest rate outlook.
ComFrame - Quo Vadis?
Insurance and Finance No.13 - This article is the most current update regarding the work of the IAIS on initiatives regarding capital structure of insurers, whether G-SII or IAIGs.
The "Resolvability" of a Major Insurer
Insurance and Finance No.13 - Peter G. Gallanis, an expert on life insurers' insolvencies in the U.S. during the recent financial crisis, regards the period as a real-life experiment in the extreme stress analysis.