Description: This discussion at the San Francisco 1966 Regional Meetings covers three topics - Disability Benefits under Life or Health Insurance Policies, Changes in Individual Medical Expense Insurance in the Light of Medicare, and Optional Modes of Settlement.

Description: This discussion looks deeper into selection and policy issue. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This discussion looked at: A. Problems relating to agents' compensation and other expenses arising from the increased proportion of term insurance being currently issued and from the sale, at commission rates lower than those under the regular series, of special policies with a large minimum amount, and of smaller regular series policies. B. The advantages and disadvantages of freely making quotations for special plans not in the rate book.

Description: This discussion at an SOA Regional Meeting covers adjusted earnings for insurance companies including definition, how it is used, and approaches for different lines of business.

Description: This discussion at the 1967 Annual Meeting is about issues facing new companies including the areas of marketing, personnel, capital and surplus, financial projections, and communications.

Description: This is a discussion about whether the Society's spring programs are meeting member needs and desires, and about discussion rules.

Description: This session at the SOA 1962 Philadelphia and Kansas City Regional Meetings is a discussion about product research for life insurance companies, the product development process, and the challenges presented due to ever increasing product offerings.

Description: This general discussion focuses mainly on automatic premium loans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This paper looks at the value of informal discussions at Society meetings and if the value of these discussions can be increased. presentation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: Discussion of issues of particular interest to small insurance companies. Includes the following topics: A. Considerations governing the mortality bases used in determining for ordinary insurance for nonparticipating premium rates and for dividends. Mortality studies available to assess the suitability of available mortality tables or modifications of them. B. Advantages and disadvantages of special termination dividends or special quinquennial dividends. C. Desirability and feasibility of having separate dividend scales for policies which include disability benefits, double indemnity benefits or both. D. Relative advantages of a three-factor dividend system versus an experience premium system. Discussion of how the latter is applied.