Description: This paper is presented for the purpose of updating major medical tables published originally in 1961 TSA, XIII, 497. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21, Pt. 1, No. 59 AB.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. Discusses 3 papers: 'Report on Reserve Standards for Individual and Group Health Insurance Contracts' by the AAA Committee on Health, 'Reserve Principles for Individual Health Insurance' by the Committee for Accident and Health, and 'Structure for Consideration of Health Coverage Valuation Standards' by an NAIC Health Subcommittee of Standing Technical Advisory Group.

Description: This is a panel discussion session on individual health insurance including regulations and the considerations to guide decisions as to product portfolio marketing objectives and distribution systems.

Description: This open forum, which occurred at the October 1982 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., discussed the future of traditional Society of Actuaries meetings. Topics discussed included: 1. What do Society meetings offer? 2. What else could they offer? 3. What is offered elsewhere in my specialty? 4. How could Society of Actuaries meetings be made more meaningful? A discussion of the special interest sections and seminars on special interest topics was also discussed.

Description: This session focused on Health Insurance Minimum Loss Ratio Regulation. Topics include: 1. The NAIC minimum loss ratio guidelines. 2. Loss ratios viewed from the regulatory side. 3. Recent developments in certain states. From Record of Society of Actuaries, 1981 Vol. 7, No. 3.

Description: The primary purpose of this paper is to present an alternative method of determining the profitability of the premium for a return of premium benefit through the use of a limited simulation program. Also discussed are necessary reserves for a return of premium benefit. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1973, Vol. 25, Pt. 1, No. 73.

Description: Presented at April 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed new disability tables being proposed to the NAIC for valuation. Discussion covered history of the development of the tables and Barnhart's proposal for a change in method for determining the statutory minimum LTD open claim reserves.

Description: The Actuary Vol. 22, No. 3. In this article Deborah Poppel interviews Paul Barnhart regarding the controversies surrounding the proposed heath insurance reserve standards.

Description: This discussion is about individual and family major medical expense insurance. Topics discussed include morbidity experience, plan design and differences in claims cost due to socioeconomic status. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13 Pt. 2

Description: The purpose of this note is to make available to the profession several morbidity tables constructed by techniques described in the paper Continuance Functions presented in Volume XI of the Transactions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 11, No. 37.