Description: This session 68 TS of the New Orleans Annual Meeting discusses profit measures such as profit margin, statutory return on investment ROI, and return on equity ROE have been used to make decisions concerning new products. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 68TS.

Description: This session was an open discussion which occurred at the SOA's May 1976 Meeting in Houston of the 'Report on Actuarial Principles and Practical Problems with Regard to Nonforfeiture Requirements.' It also contains a summary of written responses to the report, developments and recent work in the nonforfeiture area. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1976, Volume 2, No. 2.

Description: Four stories: Travel Bug (Lisa Marquardt), Imagination Soars (Gary Thomas), Among the Fish and Coral—Amazing! (Sharon Giffen) and On Board with SHIP (Dwight Barlett)

Description: In this article, the author talks about being an actuary on the island of Cyprus.

Description: This is the abstract for the presentation on the effect of global warming on discounting methodology.

Description: Discusses the report of the fifth Advisory Council which provides recommendations for improving Social Security.

Description: This column highlights the hobbies, pastimes and personal interests of SOA members.

Description: At the beginning of 1999, a new model regulation is expected to be approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and will regulate risk-based capital for managed care organizations. Panelists describe the regulation and offer insights into the why, wherefore, and whereto. They consider the potential impact of the new regulation on the current life insurance company risk-based capital regulation that governs traditional health carriers.

Description: A Comparative Analysis of Methods of Health Risk Assessment