Description: This is a discussion about medical care insurance rating including morbidity, impact of group size and underwriting transfer cases. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1965, Vol. 17 Pt. 2, No. 47 AB

Description: This session discussed about expected trends in medical care costs, changes in Medicare reimbursement practices and their short- and long-term effects, the emerging responsibility for providing long-term care, rise of managed health care, new and old participants, selection issues, multiple options, and small group market.

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1962 Jacksonville and Chicago Regional Meetings focuses group accident and health insurance. Issues discussed include premium structures, projecting experience and claims experience due to new coverage limitations.

Description: This section presents book reviews and summaries of recent publications on a variety of topics.

Description: This session discussion is about under 25 life group medical reform, model bills, state variations, congressional proposal, community rate implications, effect of RBRVS on provider fees and plan cost. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4A.

Description: This discussion is about comprehensice medical insurance and excess major medical coverage and includes specific measures taken to reduce claim experience, outlook for smaller groups, and claim costs of specific provisions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962 Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1966 Annual Meeting is about various aspects of group life and health insurance including disclosure forms, interest rates, group life maximums, disability insurance, and Medicare.

Description: This paper includes three discussions. The first is about permanent type insurance used as a substitute for group term insurance. The second discussion is about long-term disability experience, offsets and underwriting. The third discussion is about medical care expense insurance including experience, trends, impact of Medicare and COB. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1968, Vol. 20 Pt. 2, No. 57

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1960: 1. 'Ensuring Medical Care for the Aged' by M. Spiegelman, 2. 'All Lines Insurance' edited by D.McGill, 3. 'Alternative Methods of Financing Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance' by J. J. Carroll, and 4. 'Installing Electronic Procedures-A Progress Report' by J. J. Finelli. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: This is a discussion about the Opinion No. 8 Bulletin on accounting for the cost of pension plans that was recently issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the effect this bulletin will have on the preparation of actuarial valuations of pension plans. Also discussed is the use of level-premium life insurance in connection with employee benefit plans and the underwriting, actuarial and other problems encountered in the design and marketing of such plans. Finally, the discussion moves to the marketing, underwriting and administration of vision care and prescription drug benefits, and the advantages and disadvantages of providing survivor benefits in group life and qualified pension plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1967, Vol. 19 Pt. 2, No. 53.