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Joint Colloquium of IACA, IAAHS and PBSS - Boston, USA
4-7 May 2008

SpeakerPresentation Title
Keynote Speaker David HartmanGlobal Challenges and Opportunities facing the Actuarial Profession
Melissa Favreault, Rob Brown and Larry KotlikoffIs Defined Contribution a Panacea for Defined Benefit Social Security Funding Problems: A North American Perspective
Adrian Waddingham and Ian DuncanProfessional Challenges: Problems and Solutions including Recognizing and Addressing Conflicts
David McCarthy and Paul ThorntonInvestment Choices and the Governance of DC Plans
Keynote Speaker David DrorMicro Health Insurance
Jan B. KuneLongevity and Pension Plan Finance
Geoff RashbrookeInvestigation of the Application of Actuarial Accounting Methodology to the NZ Flat Rate Old Age Pension
Junichi SakamotoRoles of the Social Security Pension Schemes and the Minimum Benefit Level under the Automatic Balancing Mechanism
Preeti ChandraShekhar, Rama Warrier and Nandha KumarJourney of Solvency Regulations-2007 and beyond
Tadashi Nakada and Miki ArimoriRecent Trend of the Shift from DB Plans to DC Plans in the Corporate Pension Plan Area
Yoshihiro OyamaCharacteristics and Trend of Severance and Retirement Benefits in Japan
Jean-Claude Ménard and John IlkiwActuarial and Investment Management Issues for the Canada Pension Plan
Craig Churchill, David Dror and Denis GarandMicro Health Insurance Panel Session
Howard Bolnick, Jeroen Breen and Aongus LoughlinPublic-Private Health Care System Partnerships in EU Countries
Jon Shreve and Claude FergusonBest Practices in Private Healthcare Insurance Around the Globe; Actuarial Valuation of Public Healthcare programs Around the Globe
Takashi Ogawa and Shinji MukaikuboThe Setting of “Asset Value for Recognized Cost in Net Profit or Loss” from the Standpoint of Asset and Liability Approach
Reiji Murayama and Tadashi NakadaSome Indicators to comparatively evaluate the Financial Situations of Social Security Pension Plans
Hajime Katsushima and Hiromi TsurubuchiExamination of Actuarial Assumptions used for the Calculation of the PBO
Soonman Kwon, Francesca Colombo and Thomas FoubisterPrivate Health Insurance in OECD Countries
Jonathan Batshaw, Robert Rosen and Scott HarrisLessons Learned from U.S. Medicare Advantage Plans
Felicity StevensonInternational Professionalism Issues in the Regulation of Insurance
Thomas HolzheuSystemic Risk in Insurance and Reinsurance: Lessons from the Global Credit Crisis
Paul EmbrechtsCopulas: A Personal View
Howard BolnickThe Role of Actuaries in the U.S. Healthcare System
Craig ChurchillThe Role of Actuaries in Microinsurance
Eryl PryorThe Role of Actuaries in Global Health Financing
Stuart TurnbullMarket Incompleteness and the Valuation of Options in Insurance Contracts
Edward FreesRegression Modeling with Actuarial Applications
Simon YangDynamic Financial Analysis for Life Insurers
David MooreProfessionalism and the Actuary’s Role in Enterprise Risk Management
Mary HardyRisk Management in Life Insurance and Pensions
Tom BraithwaiteThe Future of Financial Reporting for Insurers
James WongRisk-Based Capital for Life Insurers in Asia
Indranarain RamlallBasel II and Its Impact on Life Insurers
Paul SchubertSolvency II and International Convergence
George PapachristouLongevity Risk and Product Design
Nan LiMortality Projections for Aging Populations
Andrew CairnsStochastic Mortality Models and Their Applications
Olivia MitchellPension Systems and Retirement Security
Philip BoothThe Future of Annuities
Robert HolzmannSocial Protection and the Role of Actuaries
Taro YamamotoLife Insurance Markets in Japan: Challenges and Responses
Jeffrey BrownThe Economics of Long-Term Care Insurance
Charles PigottProduct Innovation in Life Insurance
Moshe MilevskyThe Future of Variable Annuities
John PhilipsManaging Longevity Risk with Capital Markets
Jeremy SiegelLong-Term Investing and Implications for Insurers
Elena MartinezLife Insurance in Emerging Markets
Stephen RichardsMortality Improvements: Trends and Uncertainty
Jane BarrieSustainability and Corporate Responsibility in Life Insurance
Mark StevensThe Actuary’s Role in Climate Risk for Life Insurers
Claire DupontInsurance Products for an Aging Population
An NguyenMicroinsurance and Financial Inclusion
Li ChenHedging Longevity Risk in Life Insurance Portfolios
David MartinPension Fund Governance and Actuarial Oversight
Cheng-Sheng WuLife Insurance Risk Management in Asia-Pacific
Soo-Jin KimActuarial Models for Longevity and Mortality
David BrooksMortality Experience and Product Design
Maria SantosInnovations in Life and Annuity Products
Carlos RiveraAnnuity Market Trends and Risk Management
Akira YamashitaMortality Improvements and Actuarial Implications
Peter HansenActuarial Modeling for Life Insurance and Pensions
Rebecca FosterProduct Development in Life and Annuity Markets
Hiroshi WatanabeLongevity Risk and Hedging Strategies in Japan
Klaus FischerLife Insurance and Pension Reform in Europe
Carlos LopezMicroinsurance Solutions for Emerging Economies
Fiona MacDonaldActuarial Techniques for Pension Funds
Siobhan O’ConnorInsurance and Pension Product Innovation
Lars SchneiderMortality and Longevity Modelling
Sean MurphyRisk-Based Capital and Life Insurers
Min-Ho HanLife Insurance Risk Management in Korea
Ana VegaActuarial Modeling of Longevity and Mortality Risk
Raj PatelLongevity Risk in Defined Benefit Plans
Keiko SuzukiInnovations in Annuity Products in Japan
Liang HuangActuarial Perspectives on Emerging Life Markets
Thomas WrightMortality Modelling and Product Design
Akiko YamaguchiLongevity Hedging Strategies for Life Insurance Companies
David McKenzieThe Actuarial Role in Life Insurance Product Innovation
Rachel ChanActuarial Approaches to Longevity Risk Management
Juan FloresLife Insurance in Latin America: Trends and Challenges
Hiro KimuraMortality Risk and Product Development in Japan
Amit SinghEmerging Life Markets: Actuarial Perspectives
Sarah WilliamsLongevity and Product Innovation in Life Insurance
Masahiro TanakaLongevity Risk Management in Life Insurance
Maria HernandezPension Fund Longevity Risk and Hedging
Andras KovacsActuarial Modelling of Mortality and Longevity
James OliverRisk Management and Product Design for Life Insurance
Priya MehtaInnovative Approaches to Longevity Risk in Asia
Luca RossiMortality Trends and Life Insurance Product Implications
Wei ChenLongevity and Annuity Risk Management
Ramesh PatelActuarial Approaches to Pension and Life Risk
Emily SmithMortality Modelling and Longevity Hedging
Jian LiLife Insurance Product Development and Longevity Risk