GFIA – Global Federation of Insurance Associations gfiainsurance.org/ The Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) was established on 9 October 2012. Our 42 member associations and 2 observer associations represent insurers that account for around 89% of total insurance premiums worldwide, amounting to more than $4 trillion. GFIA – Global Federation of Insurance Associations: In…

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Universal Life – China …why has the sailing been smooth for mature products similar to universal life insurance abroad, while in China things have been so turbulent? (p57) 2017 0623 – IMF – Strengthening Financial and Exchange Rate Frameworks – 230p – [Link to Download page -> Conference ebook]  Until 1999, there was not any…

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India IRDA – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority – irdai.gov.in/ insuranceinstituteofindia.com/insuranceinstituteofindia.com/documents/10156/4877353c-4bd1-4bc9-bfc1-140acaebce8d 1993 – AP – When AAA Means B: The State of Credit Rating In India, by V. Raghunathan and Jayanth R. Varma – 28p 2008 08 – IRDA – Lapsation in Life Insurance – 52p 2012 – AP – Understanding the Advice of Commissions-Motivated Agents: Evidence…

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US – EU 2017 0216 – GOV (House) – Assessing the U.S.-E.U. Covered Agreement [PDF-115p, VIDEO-YouTube] House – Committee on Financial Services – Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 2017 0502 – GOV (Senate) – Examining the U.S.-EU Covered Agreement [PDF-89p, VIDEO- banking.senate.gov/hearings/examining-the-us-eu-covered-agreements McRaith (FIO), Julie Mix McPeak (NAIC – TN), Michael Sapnar (ACLI / Transatlantic…

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2008 – Financial Crisis – International 2008 – OECD – Impact of the Financial Turmoil – 25p Company Investments, Increased Surrenders 2009 – OECD – Insurance Companies and the Financial Crisis, Sebastian Schich – 31p 2009 0623 – UK House of Commons – US Congressional debates on the financial crisis: key players, policy and future regulation, Research Paper 09/58 – 57p

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European Parliament 2015 – European Parliament – Interrelation between financial stability and monetary policy at the current juncture, Monetary Dialogue – 76p 2.5 Negative impact on life insurance companies Conceptual issues Banks’ liabilities generally have shorter maturity than their assets. But life insurance companies are typically characterised by the opposite maturity mismatch. Whenever the liabilities have…

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IIC – International Insurance Council 2002 0711 – InsuranceJournal – IIC Votes to Dissolve – Mission Accomplished – [link] (p9) – The International Insurance Council is the organization through which U.S. insurers address international trade matters. The Council is needed because each major sector of U.S. insurance, life insurance non-life insurance and reinsurance, has separate national…

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