Description: 1992 SOA Regional Meeting, Chicago. This session was about the impact of pension plan design on investment strategy. The speakers covered a broad philosophical basis, the nuts and bolts of particular pension plan provisions in a defined-benefit area, and executive benefits.

Description: This panel discussion session focused on the practical applications of risk theory.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting reviews recent U.S. regulatory and tax developments, U.S. product taxation issues including corporate-owned life insurance COLI and certificate of deposit CD annuities and a summary of recent Canadian income tax developments. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: This presentation at the 1989 Valuation Actuary Symposium discusses the background and status of the trial compliance questionnaire, which will require the valuation actuary to demonstrate compliance with standards of practice.

Description: This 1978 session focused on regulatory considerations in Group Health Insurance focused on the following questions: 1. What is the impact of National Health Insurance and Federal Hospital Cost Control? 2. What is the impact of non-discrimination legislation and regulation? 3. What is the impact of recent OASDI financing changes and changes in mandatory retirement age? 4. What is the future of multi-employer trusts and self-insurance?

Description: Presented at April 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about the impact of wellness programs on medical plan experience/non-medical plan experience, health status as a pricing variable, likely future developments.

Description: This session discussion is about state-mandated health benefits. Who should decide and who should pay? The basis of making decisions, effect on insurance rates, impact on self-insurance, legislative process and timing of savings. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 1.

Description: In the speech, the presenter will share her insights based on three aspects: 1. Investment management is an important part of the whole process of risk management; 2. Methods and processes of asset allocation as well as risk management considerations; 3. The interaction between liability and asset is critical to risk management.

Description: This discussion on individual sickness and accident insurance looks at the experience under major medical expense contracts with reference to sales, underwriting, claims and administration. The discussion also reviews the safeguards used for underwriting hospital expense coverage beyond age 65 and loss of time coverage for women.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Extra Premiums Based on the Net Amount at Risk by Preston C. Bassett. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4. See the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol 2, No 3 from June for the original paper, 'Extra Premiums Based on the Net Amount at Risk'.