Description: The Health Section chair reviews the progress and activities of the section after three years of existence.

Description: The object of this paper is to present a theoretical basis for the mathematical graduation of continuance data for both elementary and combined benefits, and to demonstrate the methods of utilizing the theory to derive claim costs for a wide variety of benefits. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This is a transcript of a 1982 meeting of the Health Section. Includes presentation and discussion of three papers: a. Cumulative Anti-selection Theory by William F. Bluhm b. Regulatory Monitoring of Individual Health Insurance Policy Experience by John B. Cummings c. Medical Care and Services in Canada by Frank G. Reynolds From Record Vol. 8, No. 4

Description: This paper presents a disability continuance table based on industry individual policy experience to render it suitable as a standard for expected claims and for adjusted earnings purposes. Also includes discussion of the paper by John B. Cummings, Timothy A. Hinchliff, John H.Miller, R.Terry Nelson, John S.Thompson Jr., Eduard H.Minor

Description: This is a panel discussion session on the purpose, rationale and conclusions of the Committee for Accident and Health Valuation Principles. Discussion also covers the comments received and any modifications to their original draft report.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to analyze several existing versions of the return of premium provision and to attempt to develop a logical critique of the concept, with the object of suggesting certain criteria [cost, equity, and compatibility with the purpose of the basic coverage of the health contract] which could serve as a basis for evaluating the merits of various forms of the provision. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1970, Vol. 22, Pt. 1, No. 64.

Description: This report discusses the use of a basic table of net annual claim costs for hospital and surgical expense insurance as adopted by the NAIC in 1956 to be used as a minimum reserve standard for loss-of-time benefits. It is the intention of this paper to outline the characteristics of the table, to discuss the factors which influence reserve considerations, and to describe suitable methods of determining active and disabled life reserves for the types of benefit provisions now most generally offered. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1965, Vol. 17, Pt. 1, No. 49.

Description: This is the presidential address of former SOA president, E. Paul Barnhart concerning the actuarial profession and the society of actuaries. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979, Vol. 31.

Description: This discussion is about individual and family major medical expense insurance. Topics discussed include morbidity experience, plan design and differences in claims cost due to socioeconomic status. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13 Pt. 2

Description: Four papers were presented: [1] Gross Premium Valuations of Individual Health Business, [2] Policy Reserves on Adjustable Premium Policies, [3] Health Reinsurance: The Actuary's Dilemma, and [4] Specific and Aggregate Stop-Loss Reserves. Session 7 of the 1991 Valuation Actuary Symposium.