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Now you can search for articles in back issues of Contingencies from July/August 2000 to the present. Simply type in subject words, author's name, or article title in the box at right and click Search. |
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Trading Risks in the 21st Century
Forces are at work that may require insurance companies and their
clients to deal with risk as a stadardized and tradable commodity.
The trading of risks will help to expand the offerings of insurance
companies and make their products more affordable.
Also onlineEconomist Robert Shiller on risk. Read the introduction to Shiller's The New Financial Order: Risk in the 21st Century, from Princeton University Press. A redesigned annuity. A TIAA-CREF Institute study examines whether combining long-term care insurance and an annuity could reduce costs and make both available to more people. More about secondary markets. A working paper from the Wharton Financial Institutions Center details the advantages of secondary markets for life insurance and other financial services. 
The Impressions We Make
Actuaries may work for companies and clients, but they should
never lose sight of the impact their work has on unintended
users.
Also onlineLooking beyond the principal. Academy members are invited to comment on The Actuary's Relationships with Users of a Work Product, a discussion paper from the Council on Professionalism. |
The Evidence Is In
Interstate data unequivocally support the premise that caps on
noneconomic damages are an effective means of reducing
malpractice costs.
Changing Insurance One Mile at a Time
Paying premiums based solely on how much you use your car may
make sense to many consumers, and to most environmentalists and
energy conservationists. But will it be the wave of the future?
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