Description: Insurance commissioners and/or deputy commissioners will discuss a variety of current topics including health care reform, risks in the major medical markets, voluntary products and other topics. At the conclusion of the session, attendees will be able to identify issues that are on the mind of the regulatory agencies and the different approaches used across the country.

Description: This two part session will review some examples of public and population health initiatives and their economic and business case. It will also talk about the work of the SOA's Public Health Task force and how actuaries can get involved in their communities. We will also provide an update on Social Security

Description: One of the Health Section's key focuses in 2019 is Initiative 18/11. Last year the SOA joined forces with the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) to answer the nagging question: “What can we do about the cost of healthcare?” A steering group has been formed to lead a research project as to what managed care companies can do to reduce costs without sacrificing quality. The project [called Managed Care 3.0 in the 18/11 paper] will examine historical models that have worked as well as investigate the impact that new technologies and care models may have on cost and quality, with the goal of better understanding the current environment and identify­ing potential risks and opportunities.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. Discusses Life Association structure, Casualty Association structure, Proposed NAIC changes, alternative approaches for Life Associations, prognosis for the future.

Description: Presented at June 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about the regulatory environment for banking and insurance, the crossover opportunities and the various types of sales distribution alternatives. Consideration also will be given to the obstacles in such a relationship, including corporate culture and the various risks involved for both the bank and the insurance company.

Description: Presented at June 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about the impact of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act 'TEFRA', the Deficit Reduction Act 'DEFRA', and any new enacted or proposed revisions in the Internal Revenue Code on insurance company taxes, employee benefits and insurance products.

Description: Presented at June 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about the expenses in direct-response marketing, advertising compliance, risk selection techniques - unfair discrimination, agent supported regulation, use of telephone solicitors and direct response product design.

Description: Social Security poses a substantial financing challenge for the future, largely due to demographic changes. This article explores the reasons behind this issue and possible changes that will be needed in the future.

Description: This article describes the transfer pricing rules applicable to life reinsurance transactions generally, and then outlines a methodology for testing life reinsurance transactions to demonstrate compliance with transfer pricing standards applied by tax authorities.

Description: The US and EU are each pursuing modernization of their regulatory frameworks. The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of the emerging developments, the historical contexts or drivers of each, and potential implications for insurers. The paper discusses some of the global, wider financial services, and insurance specific activities underway that are influencing solvency developments for life insurers. It provides an overview of the differences in the current US and EU regimes and the regulatory changes underway. The paper then identifies key valuation implications, the impact on pricing and product design, and risk management implications.