Description: This session discusses Universal Life issues including current and projected sales results, product design, agent's compensation, how companies are pricing products and current Federal Income Tax effect on the product. From Records of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 3

Description: Panelists discuss changes to the Medicare program being implemented by the Medicare Modernization Act. Topics include Medicare Advantage and Part D bidding and actuarial equivalence. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3, Session 101

Description: In this article about the then in 1981 newly developed Universal Life Insurance, the author concludes the product is here to stay, and that it will be good for the consumer as it evolves in response to the changing economic and social conditions. The article discusses the challenges still to be faced, including federal income tax treatment and regulation by state insurance departments.

Description: This session discusess managing mental health cost through benefit structures, utilization review, and mandated benefits. From the Record of the SOA 1990 Vol. 16 No. 1

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. Discussion covers: how hospitals and hospital management companies are increasingly entering traditional indemnity insurance markets, hospital representatives address health care financing from the hospital perspective, the risks and financial incentives from the hospital's perspective, and whether hospitals are marginally pricing their health insurance products.

Description: 2004 SOA Spring Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Topics in this teaching session included: 1. Selecting and testing levels of margin premium deficiency reserves. 2. Loss adjustment expense reserves. 3. Other ancillary liabilities. 4. Interplay between regulatory requirements and actuarial standards of practice.