Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting discusses Unisex legislation in the U.S. Congress on new and existing policies that eliminates gender in life insurance, pensions, health insurance and automobile insurance.

Description: RECORD OF SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES 1976 VOL. 2 NO. 3 This session looks at a variety of proposed laws and regulations on the consumerism front including the U.S. Senate's Consumer Insurance Information and Fairness Act, NAIC cost comparison and disclosure, proposals concerning privacy and risk classification by sex, and Canadian developments.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting discusses the implications of UNISEX legislation and the Norris Decision, the impact of the proposed tax law, variable products and Large Amount Term Insurance persistency and mortality. Record of Society of Actuaries Vol.9, No. 4

Description: This is a panel discussion session on the implications of future mortality trends and a follow-up to ideas presented at the Chicago mortality symposium exploring the economic, social, and medical implications of living longer. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 6, No. 4.

Description: The panel discussed actuarial opportunities in the 1980's and 1990's. Questions discussed included: 1. Will traditional opportunities be reduced? 2. What nontraditional opportunities are available? 3. What changes are needed in our educational process? 4. How do we make nontraditional employers aware of actuarial skills and their value? 5. What will actuarial work be like? From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 8, No. 3.

Description: Panel discussion on inflation's impact on business procedures, contingency plans, long-term benefit levels, and determination of financial reporting items such as future reserves, surplus levels, operating expenses, and net gains. Presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles.

Description: This is the Presidential Address by former SOA President, Daphne D. Bartlett focusing on her vision for the future of the actuarial profession. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1991, Vol. 43.

Description: This paper shows how net costs of virtually all life insurance contracts may be compared, using, for each contract, the ratio of two interest-adjusted cost indexes denoted as Interest Adjusted Cost indexes. The paper includes a discussion of how the relative cost of early termination of the contract may best be shown to the buyer. Followed by discussion papers submitted by various authors

Description: This is a discussion on actuarial research and how the Society of Actuaries plays a major role. Is the current research a sufficient response to the immediate and practical concerns of practicing actuaries? How can the Society improve their strategy towards research. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries 1978, Volume 4, No. 4.

Description: Panelists discuss aspects of corporate-owned life insurance: in light of recent tax-law changes, compensation flexibility, policyholder administrative concerns, and the impact of low interest rates. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.