Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 The panelists cover: 1 The basic concepts underlying fuzzy logic, 2 Current applications to risk classification and pricing and 3 Future possible uses of fuzzy logic.

Description: Panelists at the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting discuss the number of preferred risk categories that might be appropriate for today's products. Pricing, marketing and underwriting implications are discussed.

Description: In this session from the 2003 Washington D.C. Meeting discusses pricing life insurance based on a GAAP basis. It provides an example of GAAP pricing for a Universal Life Product and SPIA and reviews the practical implications. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 1, Session 82ts.

Description: This session covers the differences between quantitative models and traditional techniques for measuring credit exposure pricing models versus portfolio risk management models and an introduction to some commercially available models, such as J. P. Morgan’s Credit Metrics and Moody’s/KMV Portfolio Manager. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 1, Washington, D.C. Spring Meeting, May 29–30, 2003, Session 19PD.

Description: This panel discussion looks at new pricing techniques including the use of risk theory, pricing for the entire rate book, and the handling of overhead expenses. There is also a discussion of setting assumptions and the sources of data for assumptions.

Description: This panel discussion explores various pricing and profitability measures for individual life and health products and the effect of the company being stock or mutual.

Description: This session discussion is about pricing considerations on a GAAP basis, relationship between ROI and ROE, profit objective, effect of SFAS 96 and SFAS 97 on the emergence of GAAP earnings, pre-tax versus after-tax pricing. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.

Description: This session at the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting presents the results of the recently completed Society of Actuaries Preferred Underwriting Survey. Panelists discuss survey methodology, results and implications for product design and pricing.

Description: This presentation was made at the 1975 SOA Los Angeles Spring Meeting addressed about I. What effect does continued inflation have upon the pricing process? II. Should 'current', dividend scales be hedged for future inflationary impacts? and III. Is there a change in product demand/sales as a result of inflation?

Description: This session discussion is about pricing on a unisex basis, regulatory developments, protecting against adverse selection, pricing considerations and experience analysis. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.