Description: An editorial with reflections on the similar issues facing Canadian and American actuaries topics including social security financing, health care and proposed new standards of practice were addressed at the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Meeting in Toronto.

Description: Welcome to the first articles written for the Underwriting Network appearing in the newsletter. At the 5th Annual Inter-Company LTCI Conference, Dr. William Rodman Shankle and Dr. James M. Jacobson gave us a fresh look at cognitive testing.

Description: This is a case study on group health from the spring 2012 exam of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: This article discusses Medicare cost, specifically the hospital utilization rate and the average daily cost of hospitalization and the effect of Medicare on the great increases in health care costs since 1965.

Description: 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium. The speakers presented a case study on long-term-care gross premium valuations, GPV from an individual disability income perspective, and a case study for a medical GPV.

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

Description: This is a discussion on the probable effects of medical advances on longevity. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13 Pt. 2

Description: The panel will present a discussion by several experts on reform activity at the state level, including a review of some initial results. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. This session provides a description of several state purchasing alliances and their experience to date.

Description: Panelelists at this session of the SOA 1998 New York Annual Meeting discuss a range of issues related to the Health Plan Employer Effectiveness Data Information Set [HEDIS] including benefit choices and performance measures.