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: Panel session exploring a variety of issues connected to long-term disability reserve buyouts, including: · Advantages and risks for buyers and sellers · Use of appropriate reserving assumptions · Possible financial structures for a buyout

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: 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: 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: 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: At this breakfast, presenters will provide an update on recent activities of the Disability Special Interest Group. Attendees will also have time to network with their colleagues in the disability industry.

Description: A look at how the female actuary is portrayed in fiction and whether it is a true portrayal.

Description: New GAAP accounting rules require different reporting of long-duration liabilities, which include active life reserves for individual disability insurance policies. This session reviews the new GAAP rules and provides practical guidance for disability insurers in the implementation of these requirements.