Description: Panelists discuss, along with industry experience trends, issues of timely relevance to group LTD actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting covers individual non-cancellable DI by three major writers who discuss their view of the viability of non-cancellable DI and some of the steps their companies have taken or are planning to take to address their concerns. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: After many years of decline, the individual disability insurance industry is now experiencing double-digit growth in sales and profits. Attendees learn about quantitative and qualitative evidence of opportunities that exist in the individual disability market, along with specific varying product approaches. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 1, Session 22

Description: While discussing newer solutions to past problems, panelists in session 121 OF of the New York Annual Meeting consider under-penetrated disability markets such as the blue-collar market, the association market, and the integrated disability market. From the record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This session addresses buying or selling a block of long-term disability or life waiver claims: assumptions used to value these blocks, how life waiver business differs from long-term disability business, and possible structures for a deal. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 65

Description: In this session, the panelists describe the types of accident products currently being marketed and discuss a variety of issues related to product design, underwriting, and marketing. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3. Session 120PD of the Boston Annual Meeting.

Description: Panelists discuss discouraging trends in the individual disability income DI market, particularly discussed is the outlook for profitability, and what changes should be made to products and/or distribution. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: Employers who purchase disability insurance are increasingly interested in obtaining assistance with broader absence management services. At the same time, paid family leave is gaining in popularity both as a government-mandated benefit and in the context of private insurance plans. The speakers in this session review recent developments in the full spectrum of leave programs, including plan design, pricing and administration.

Description: The panelists in this session at the SOA 2003 Vancouver Spring Meeting discuss the outlook for the individual disability business including sales potential, nontraditional approaches to the market, and risk management issues.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 33PD, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 19-21 in Anaheim, CA. Current information on experience trends in public and private long term disability [LTD] programs is essential for use in pricing and valuation work. In this session, the speakers, including representatives from the Social Security Administration and the Society of Actuaries Group Disability Experience Committee, discuss the recent morbidity experience that they have observed in their respective programs, the Social Security disability program, and the private LTD insurance market. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 1.