You Work for a Large Insurance Company and Have Been

question 65

Essay

You work for a large insurance company and have been assigned to explain to a customer (a large pension fund)how strategies of 1)exact matching and 2)duration matching will help in meeting a projected set of pension fund liabilities.Explain what each technique entails and how it works.Examples would be useful.Be sure to conclude your report with a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each technique.

Understand government incentives for sustainability practices and their effects on environmental conservation.

Know about different waste-to-energy processes and their drawbacks.

Appreciate the importance of grassroots and community-based waste reduction programs.

Understand product design considerations for recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing.

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Definitions:

Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Legislation aimed at preventing crimes motivated by bias or hatred towards certain groups based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc.

Specific Hate Crime Laws

Legislation designed to add penalties or enhance sentences for crimes motivated by bias against the victim's race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, or gender identity.

Peremptory Challenge

A legal right in jury selection for the attorneys to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason.

Brown v. Board of Education

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.