Description: This is a discussion about group life and health insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15 Pt. 2

Description: This discussion looks at the success rate companies have in the sale of long-term disability benefits, benefits provided after plan termination, appropriate experience for determination of premiums and reserves, determination of reserve liabilities for continuing claims, and experience rating.

Description: Presenters at session 99 OF of the Maui II Spring Meeting discuss current issues involved in providing stop-loss coverage for provider-sponsored organization PSOs, managed care health plans, and self-funded groups. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting outlines the proposed Actuarial Standard of Practice ASOP with respect to small-group, reform rate certifications and the feedback from Society members regarding the proposal. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: Panelists, representing commercial carriers and large and small independent carriers, discuss what changes they envision in the industry of health maintenance organizations [HMOs]. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: Discussion of insolvency provision added to reinsurance agreements to insure the continuation of benefits during HMO insolvency, Issue No. 39.

Description: While actuaries have been busy worrying about the financial implications of health maintenance organizations [HMOs], preferred provider organizations [PPOs], and exclusive provider organizations [EPOs], the Actuarial Standards Board [ASB] Health Committee has been grappling with a definition for actuarial soundness and what an actuary should do if, in his or her opinion, a plan is not actuarially sound. This presentation from Session 52PD of the SOA 1996 Orlando Annual Meeting is about the actuarial standards of practice under development by the Academy Health Committee. Topics discussed include standards for the actuarial certification of small employer health benefit plans and documentation and disclosure in health benefit plan ratemaking. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 3.

Description: This 1992 panel discussion is about regulations proposed or adopted by the NAIC, the Health Insurance Association of America [HIAA], and states to regulate small group underwriting and rate guidelines. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 1A.

Description: This session disscusses thel outlook of the Medicare program, current and longer-term reform proposals, and Medicare prescription drug proposals. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 66

Description: This session discussion is about the federal health care topics: managed competition, universal coverage versus universal access, taxes, funding, budgets and benefit to include or exclude. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 1A.