LOMA RELEASES NEW EDITION OF AAPA 313 TEXT

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES - JUNE 19, 2007 - LOMA, the leading trade association to the international insurance and financial services industry and worldwide leader in learning and professional development, has released a new edition of its textbook for AAPA 313: Financial Aspects of Annuities. The text is required reading for the course.

AAPA 313: Financial Aspects of Annuities, Second Edition (2007), was authored by Susan Conant, FLMI, HIA, CEBS, and describes the process that financial services firms utilize to develop and design annuity products. The text explores annuity product technical design and product management in depth - topics include present value, future value, interest calculations, mortality calculations, company expenses in product design, premium and reserve calculations, investments and annuities, risk management, quantitative modeling, and testing product designs for profitability.

AAPA 313: Financial Aspects of Annuities is one of five courses within LOMA's Associate, Annuity Products and Administration (AAPA) Program curriculum. This program is designed for those who work in all areas of annuities, including those in product development, marketing and sales, administration, customer service, information systems, investments, accounting, and legal/compliance.

For more information about the AAPA Program, please visit www.loma.org/AAPA/asp or e-mail education@loma.org

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