Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 The panel provides background on the impact of the passage of HR10 in November 1999 on the future of credit insurance, as well as the life insurance industry in general.

Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the Society of Actuaries Meeting held May 18-19, 1978 in Dearborn, Michigan. The panelists discuss the implications of the Privacy Study Commission's recommendations, legislative developments, the Academy Task Force Report on Risk Classification, the question of whether the profession should we take an amicus curiae position in risk classification court cases, and whether traditional state anti-discrimination laws need to be made more specific. Discussion from Participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 4, No. 2.

Description: Panel covers a variety of current issues in the Medicare supplement marketplace, including the impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Issues affecting both managed care and traditional Medicare supplement are discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This session took place at the Society of Actuaries Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles, held in March. The presenters highlight the objectives of a compensation system, the impact on the consumer, and the changes that will be expected as a result of current consumerism and regulatory action.

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the May 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Colorado Springs, covered U.S. Social Security issues. Topics included: 1. Financial status of the Social Security program. 2. Changes recently adopted and proposed. 3. Impact of these changes on the private pension system 4. Role of the actuarial profession regarding the Social Security program. The following papers were referenced in this discussion: OASDI Earnings Test, by Warren R. Luckner Measures of Actuarial Status for Social Security: Retrospect and Prospect, by Dwight K. Bartlett III

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 A discussion of risk management issues of particular relevance for e-commerce insurance products.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 Discussion of how actuaries can influence federal legislation in issues of interest to life insurance companies.

Description: Presentation at May 1996 Spring Meeting Discusses evaluating yield needs and whether the expected net return will outweigh the RBC/rating agency penalty of added surplus requirement, the effect of factoring in volatility, the utility of using assets with high RBC requirements, and the amount limits on various assets.

Description: This concurrent session took place at the 1975 Society of Actuaries Spring Meeting in New York, held in April. The presenters addressed various aspects of agency compensation and consumerism including the objectives of a compensation system, the services performed by the agent, how consumers view agent compensation, how the commission structure affects an agent’s advice, the impact of inflation on agents’ earnings, possible improvements to agent compensation, and regulation of “fair value” of insurance.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. Discusses 3 current concerns of the UK's Institute Of Actuaries and the Society Of Actuaries: education and travel time, the pension/retirement system, professional conduct.