Description: Panelists discuss a variety of issues related to overinsurance of disability income [DI] insurance. There is a general introduction to the topic, followed by a more specific discussion of issues such as policy provisions, underwriting considerations, and claims management. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2. Session 72PD of the San Francisco Spring Meeting.

Description: This paper looks at how smaller companies are expanding their operations in the disability income, accident and sickness field, what the problems and the expectations of satisfactory financial results are and how the Society can assist members in the constructive development of this business. A discussion of waiver of premium riders on life insurance policies was also discussed.

Description: A contingency table is a set of counts or frequencies obtained by classifying observations in two or more different ways. Log-linear analysis is applied to disability terminations, linking them to variables such as sex, age, region and maximum benefit period. Application to risk classification and underwriting are outlines.

Description: Panelists discuss trends for the group short-term disability STD industry, as well as issues of timely relevance to group STD actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Panel explores new disability products offered by writers of individual disability insurance and the ways in which these products connect with other types of insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: A Discussion of why female mortality is higher than male mortality at higher ages.

Description: Panel discussion addresses recent developments in group long-term disability product design. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Description: Past problems with Association Group Disability Coverage inadequate pricing, contract deficiencies, less restrictive underwriting standards, lack of risk diversification Issue No. 38

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses unisex cost/non-smoker discounts, contingent benefits, indexed benefits, partial loss, guaranteed insurability, valuation standards and claim reserve estimation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4A

Description: Data on morbidity, loss ratios, actual-to-expected continuance rates, and lapse rates for disability insurance, and discussion of the implications with respect to legislation, product design, pricing, underwriting, and marketing. This presentation was made at the 1975 SOA Los Angeles Spring Meeting.