Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. The panel considered the new European Union and the challenges and opportunities it offers for American insurance and financial institutions. Topics included: 1. Investment challenges and opportunities in the new European Empire. 2. Impacts on the insurance and pension markets. 3. Increased competition from European companies. 4. Hedging with the new currency.

Description: Overview of the actuarial profession in Europe and includes information on how actuaries are trained and what their roles and responsibilities are in the member countries of the European Economic Community, EEC.