Description: This is a discussion about long-range plans being used as management tools in the life insurance business. Also discussed are the implications that Medicaid will have on the private health insurance business. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1966, Vol. 18 Pt. 2, No. 51.

Description: This is a joint session with Casualty Actuarial Society about individual health insurance plans. Topics include reflecting increasing costs in premium renewals, coverage of mental illness, morbidity studies and agents' remuneration. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15 Pt. 2

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists, including regulators and a retired insurance company CEO, discuss the evolution and current status of industry regulation and offer perspectives as to how that process is and will be changing to address future industry dynamics. Topics include status of regulation in the United States, notable failures and successes, state regulation versus other alternatives, e.g., federal-state, and industry risk management, including prevention of business failures, and state guarantee fund. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: This article from The Actuary, April 1971, volume 5, Issue 4 details a national report on health care. Most of the Report of the 1970 National Health Forum is given over to the formal papers and prepared commentaries thereon that served to stimulate discussion at the Forum. The papers themselves amount to statements by proponents of what were perceived to be three alternatives in the financing of health care and three alternatives in the organization of health care.

Description: This 1980 session covers amendments to the SNL and SVL and the anticipated revision to the CSO Mortality Table. Questions discussed: 1. What changes can be expected in requirements in the1980's? 2. What changes in products design will likely emerge from these? 3. What will be the effect on future gross premium, cash value, and reserve levels? 4. Will these changes be compatible with all economic forecast scenarios? 5. Will these changes create a need for increased gross premium rates or for higher company surplus levels? 6. Should attention to solvency measures be increased? 7. Are the allowable valuation interest rates sufficiently liberal?

Description: This paper explores the principles upon which experience-rated group insurance currently is based and discusses the question of whether or not these principles are sound. Followed by discussion papers submitted by several authors

Description: This discussion is about major problems facing the smaller company on entering the field of individual health insurance. Also discussed are using morbidity studies to calculate gross premiums. From Transcations of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: This paper contains three discussions. The first is about recent developments in health insurance programs in the United States and Canada. The second discussion is about the Society and how it can provide services to its members and the public. The third discussion is on life insurance company management. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1966, Vol. 18 Pt. 2, No. 50 AB

Description: This is a discussion about smaller health insurance companies and if they are able to compete successfully in individual health insurance. Also included is a discussion regarding agency development. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963 Vol. 15 Pt. 2

Description: This is a 4 part discussion about issues affecting small companies: 1. Marketing, 2. Electronic Data Processing, 3. Forecasting and control of operating results, and 4. Income and Expense Allocation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2