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June 2003 Vancouver Spring Meeting Record Sessions   Table of Contents This issue of The Record was edited by Richard D. Cruise (Chairperson), Rowen Bell, Raymond Berry, Joel Cornberg, Steven Ellner, Gretchen Flatto, Kurt Giesa, Annette James, James Knutson, Dennis Monaghan, Daniel Nitz, Peter Perkins, John Popiolek, Robert Pryor, Timothy Ross, Howard Simon, John Stokesbury, Carl Westman and Joeff Williams This volume of The Record contains top sessions based on attendance and sessions approved and/or selected by the various sections of the SOA to be available on the Web. Please note some Sessions may not have Records available.   Session #1 GS (Record Not Available) General Session Roy Romanow   Session #3 PD Employer Stop Loss – What's Ahead Richard J. Nelson, Carol B. Adams, Gordon Russel High   Session #4 PD (Record Not Available) Health Section Supported Research Steven C. Siegel, Cory N. Berger, David J. Knutson, Jeffrey P. Petertil   Session #5 PD The Future of Individual and Small Group Medical Insurance William F. Bluhm, James E. Oatman, Jerome Winkelstein   Session #6 PD Provider Contracting in a Consumer-Driven World Randall Paul Herman, E. Jay Coldwell, Arnold C. Paulson   Session #7 PD Issues and Trends in Medicare Supplement Insurance Kenneth L. Clark, John S. Cathcart, Garry R. Reed   Session #8 PD (Record Not Available) Current Topics in Health Reinsurance Vincent A. DeMarco, Donna M. Peterson, Richard T. Phillips   Session #9 CS (Record Not Available) The AAA LTC Insurance Practice Note in Practice James M. Robinson, Amy Pahl, Darrell D. Spell   Session #10 IF (Record Not Available) Late-Breaking Developments Donald J. Segal, Ethan E. Kra, Max J. Schwartz    Session #11 L Longevity Improvement in Canada, the United States and Worldwide Louis Adam, Richard MacMinn   Session #12 OF Product and Pricing Issues in Group Disability Delaine B. Hare, Jeff Bambino, Richard Carlson Leavitt   Session #13 WS (Record Not Available) Public Sector Retirement Plan Issues in Today's Economy Lawrence A. Johansen, Kenneth A. Kent, Leslie L. Thompson   Session #16 GS (Record Not Available) General Luncheon – What Do You Stand For? Jim Lichtman   Session #19 PD (Record Not Available) The Canadian Medicare System: Will it Undergo Major Changes? Claude Ferguson, Gery J. Barry, Robert L. Brown   Session #20 PD How Much is Enough? Capital and Surplus Management for Health Entities John C. Lloyd, James E. Drennan, Richard E. Swift   Session #21 PD New Strategies in Disease and Utilization Management: Substituting Facts for Assumptions Ian G. Duncan, Alison Johnson, Thomas Wilson   Session #22 PD The Actuary and Underwriting: Operations and Profitability in 21st Century Health Insurance Risk Management Valerie Ann Lendt, Mark J. Franzen, Hank George, Kathy Thomas   Session #23 PD Pricing for Terrorism Risk in Group Life, Group Health and Group Disability Products Daniel L. Wolak, Jeffrey G. Allen, Charles H. Meintel, Kevin James Trapp   Session #24 PD Critical Illness Insurance Update Susan Kimball, Michael J. Helewa, Darrell D. Spell   Session #25 PD Government Accounting Standards Board Post-Retirement Benefits Accounting Standard Update Marilyn Miller Oliver, John E. Bartel, Karl D. Johnson, William A. Reimert   Session #26 IF (Record Not Available) What is Important to Plan Sponsors? Michael L. Pisula, Grace C. Caress   Session #27 OF (Record Not Available) Valuation and Reserve Issues for LTC Insurance Peggy L. Hauser, Norman E. Hill, Mark E. Litow, Emily Roman   Session #28 TS (Record Not Available) Database Tools for Claim Analysis Gary A. Sanford, Jonathan Mark Hendrickson   Session #31 PD The Future of Our Profession: Critical Skills Needed for Future Success Michael L. Kaster, Michael M. Braunstein, Zafar Rashid, Dorn H. Swerdlin   Session #32 PD Current Equity Markets' Impact on Pension Plans Adrien R. LaBombarde   Session #33 PD Achieving a High ROI on Human Assets David S. Duncan   Session #34 PD PBGC and the Current Economic Environment Ron Gebhardtsbauer, David C. Gustafson, Thomas B. Lowman, Donald J. Segal   Session #35 PD Managing Risk Concentration in the Post-9/11 Environment Thomas F. Conroy, Ronald A. Colligan, Scott Machut, Christian T. Svedin   Session #36 OF (Record Not Available) Concepts on Professionalism Marc I. Whinston, Lauren M. Bloom, Robert E. Orean   Session #37 OF Electronic Security In The Internet Age Brian M. Septon, Shawn Moyer   Session #38 TS (Record Not Available) Interest Rate Modeling in Actuarial Practic Hal Warren Pedersen, Samuel H. Cox   Session #39 TS Report of the Individual Disability Experience Committee Robert W. Beal, David Morgan Andreae, Douglas W. Taylor   Session #42 SM (Record Not Available) Management and Personal Development Section Hot Breakfast – Does the Suit Fit? K. H. Kelly Rendek, Michael Braunstein   Session #44 SM (Record Not Available) Actuary Of The Future And Futurism Sections' Career Enhancement Hot Breakfast Sudha Shenoy   Session #45 SM (Record Not Available) Education and Research Section Continental Breakfast Gordon E. Klein   Session #46 SM (Record Not Available) Disability Special Interest Group Hot Breakfast Daniel D. Skwire   Session #47 SM (Record Not Available) Managing Your Career Within a Traditional Employer Setting Brad S. Linder, Michael S. Abroe   Session #51 PD (Record Not Available) Rating Agencies' Views of Health Insurance James T. O'Connor   Session #52 PD Health Care Cost Trends Brian G. Small, Charles S. Fuhrer, Peter K. Reilly, Lisa F. Tourville   Session #53 PD Prescription Drug Update Kara L. Clark, Bridget Eber, Robert Ecker, Margaret Wood Wear   Session #54 PD Long-Term Disability Valuation Issues Jeffrey L. Schuh, Edward G. Bailey, Luce Giroux, Barbara White Kleve   Session #55 PD Results and Applications of the Intercompany LTC Insurance Experience Study Mark D. Newton, Wesley J. DeNering, Kim H. Tillman   Session #56 PD Consulting a Down Economy John F. Kalnberg, Daniel P. Cassidy, Tonya B. Manning, Curtis S. Morgan   Session #57 PD (Record Not Available) Retirement Plan Accounting Standards Around the World K. Eric Freden, Lan Chen, David J. Sloss   Session #58 OF (Record Not Available) Designing and Funding Postretirement Benefits Michael I. Helmer, John G. McKellar   Session #59 PP (Record Not Available) The Great Controversy Symposium (Part 1): Employer Perspective Ethan E. Kra, Jon Exley, Shyam Mehta, Andrew D. Smith, Isabel Gordon, John Ralfe, Cliff Speed, Ravil Akhtyamov, Spivak Seymen   Session #60 WS (Record Not Available) Actuarial Software Quality Assurance David P. Friedlander, Charles S. Linn   Session #61 WS (Record Not Available) Issues in Individual Medical Insurance Leigh M. Wachenheim, Jerome Winklestein   Session #64 PD Developing a Successful Defined Contribution Health Plan David M. Tuomala, Daniel R. Plante   Session #65 PD HIPAA Regulatory Update and Implementation Issues Kara L. Clark, Betty Haynes, Steele R. Stewart, Stephen P. Wood   Session #66 PD Medicare Reform P. Anthony Hammond, William J. London, James W. Mays, Harry L. Sutton, Jr.   Session #67 PD Asset and Liability Analysis for Disability Insurance Andronico Lucas Castillo, Marco A. Bravo, Forrest A. Richen, Dennis Yu   Session #68 PD (Record Not Available) Employee Education and Communication Minaz Haiderali Lalani, Randy Cowell   Session #69 I (Record Not Available) Survey Results on Retirement Plan Design Preferences of Active Workers and Retirees Kelley McKeating, K. Eric Freden, Ruth Helman   Session #70 OF Pricing Challenges Today Allen J. Schmitz, Daniel Bret Cathcart, Gregory A. Gurlik   Session #71 PP (Record Not Available) The Great Controversy Symposium (Part 2): Solvency Measures and Related Issues Ronald Gebhardtsbauer, Mark T. Ruloff, Carole Turcotte, Roland P. van Gaalen   Session #72 WS (Record Not Available) Health Care Cost Trends Joseph G. Korabik   Session #73 WS (Record Not Available) Prescription Drug Benefit Case Studies – What is Working? Bryan F. Miller   Session #76 SM (Record Not Available) Health Section Luncheon: Health Care Quality and Cost Measurement Kevin M. Dolsky, Steve Wetzell   Session #78 IF (Record Not Available) It Takes Practice! K. H. Kelly Rendek, John Thomas   Session #81 PD Current Factors Driving Medical Pricing and Product Design James J. Murphy, Alan L. Mills, Greta Redmond, Dale H. Yamamoto   Session #82 PD Medicare + Choice John F. Fritz, John M. Bertko   Session #83 PD Actuarial Model Development for Defined Contribution Plans Stacey Muller, Peter Burt Daggett, Christopher H. Stevens   Session #84 PD The Uninsured and Underinsured Catherine M. Murphy–Barron, Karl Madrecki, Thomas D. Snook, Cori E. Uccello   Session #85 PD New Opportunities in Individual Disability Insurance Stephen Miller, Thomas K. Penn–David, Daniel Skwire   Session #86 PD Multiemployer Plan Issues Michael L. Pisula, Lee J. Buchele, Samuel S. Stanley, Nancy R. Wagner   Session #87 PD Phased Retirement John F. Kalnberg, Valerie A. Paganelli   Session #88 OF Group LTC Insurance Product Developments Dawn E. Helwig, Phyllis Shelton, Arthur Stein, Brian Vestergaard   Session #89 OF (Record Not Available) The Great Controversy Symposium (Part 3): Investment Richard Q. Wendt, Zvi Bodie, Jon Palin, Cliff Speed, Laurens Swinkels   Session #90 WS (Record Not Available) Issues in Small Group Medical Insurance Karen Bender, William R. Lane   Session #93 PP (Record Not Available) The Great Controversy Symposium (Part 4): Valuation (Some Emphasis on Employer Choice) Mark G. Beilke, Lawrence N. Bader, Jeremy Gold, Robert T. McCrory, Dimitry Mindlin   Session #95 FT (Record Not Available) Effective Meetings "Canned" Michael M. Braunstein   Session #97 SM (Record Not Available) Joint Health/Pension Section Reception   Session #99 SM (Record Not Available) Health Section Council Hot Breakfast John P. Cookson   Session #102 PD Health Valuation Issues: Traditional Products Kenny W. Kan, Jin-Dih Shih, Martin E. Staehlin   Session #103 PD Predictive Modeling–Current Practices and Future Applications David Axene   Session #104 PD (Record Not Available) Provider Excess Stop Loss Charles C. DeWeese, Todd Gallitz, Nathan L. Hays, David Wilson   Session #105 PD The Impact of Underwriting and Risk Classifiation on Pricing and Product Design Timothy J. Tongson, Etienne Dupourque, Alison Johnson, Caroline Lester   Session #106 PD (Record Not Available) Recent Issues in Executive Compensation Sarah W. Wright, Max J. Schwartz, Douglas J. Tormey   Session #107 PD (Record Not Available) The Future of Equity Returns Tonya B. Manning, Randall L. Doser, Richard Q. Wendt   Session #108 PD Sponsors' Risk Management and Fiduciary Risk Daniel P. Cassidy, Michael M. C. Sze   Session #109 OF (Record Not Available) The Health Care Financing Crisis Valerie Ann Lendt, Mark E. Litow, John Rink, Kathy Thomas   Session #113 OF (Record Not Available) Dental Products Open Forum Floyd Ray Martin, William C. Frank, Lawrence R. Weissbrot   Session #114 OF (Record Not Available) Group Life Open Forum Susan R. Sames, Karen J. Edgerton, David G. Fitzpatrick, Ronald Scott McKellar   Session #117 PD Health Valuation Issues: Nontraditional Health Products Darrell D. Knapp, Mark E. Billingsley, Michael R. McLean   Session #118 PD The Future of Managed Care Dale H. Yamamoto, David V. Axene, Harry L. Sutton, Jr.   Session #119 PD What to do with Older LTC Insurance Policies Philip J. Barackman, Mark S. Dinsmore, Andrew J. Herman, John Leo Timmerberg   Session #120 PD Converting Defined Contribution Account Balances into Income Streams at Retirement C. Ian Genno, Michael M. C. Sze   Session #121 PD (Record Not Available) Errors and Omissions Liability and Professionalism Tonya B. Manning, Lauren M. Bloom, Lawrence A. Johansen, Paul B. Zeisler   Session #122 PP (Record Not Available) The Great Controversy Symposium (Part 6): Valuation Robert C. North, Jr., Jon Exley, Timothy Gordon, Stuart Jarvis, Eric J. Klieber   Session #123 TS Public Databases and other Resources for Health Actuaries Richard A. Kipp, Denise Love   Session #124 WS (Record Not Available) The Health Care Financing Crisis Robert P. Carver, Jr., Grady C. Catterall   Session #128 IF (Record Not Available) Health Valuation Issues: Lunch and Discussion Forum Normal J. Zwitter, Jeffrey G. Allen, Karen Bender, Martin E. Staehlin   Session #131 PP (Record Not Available) The Great Controversy Symposium (Part 7): Valuation (Some Emphasis on Assumptions/Methods) Thomas B. Lowman, Douglas W. Andrews, Edward Burrows, Jeffrey O. Petertil, Frank Todisco   Session #131 PP (Record Not Available) The Great Controversy Symposium (Part 8): Debate and Open Discussion Paul A. Gewirtz, Malcolm Hamilton, Julia Lynn Coronado