Description: This panel discussion is about expense assumptions in pricing. It focused on: 1. What were the historical approaches to expense loadings in premium rates of life and casualty lines? 2. What are the fundamental differences in life vs. casualty expense assumptions? 3. Current changes. 4. Future possibilities.

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. Discusses the reasons for substantial changes in life insurance pricing philosophy in recent years and their impact on actuaries and companies both now and in the future.

Description: This session at the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting presents the results of the recently completed Society of Actuaries Preferred Underwriting Survey. Panelists discuss survey methodology, results and implications for product design and pricing.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting covers usage, sales methods, and design of COLI products and their many variations. Presenters will discuss market potential, distribution systems, risks, product features, pricing implications, and tax issues. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 Topics covered in this session included: 1. Which customer segments may or may not be Internet-literate and how they can be identified, 2. How to determine the needs of identified customer segments and which of these needs can be served through the Internet, 3. Product consideration given Internet distribution, including design, agent involvement, and regulatory/compliance considerations.

Description: This 1978 session on individual life product development included discussion on: 1. Major revisions, reasons for change, innovative techniques, and problems. 2. New products and special considerations.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This session offers a retrospective and prospective look at the development of actuarial pricing models and technology tools.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting discusses the Norris case, the Fair Insurance Practices Act and HR100, known as the Non-Discrimination in Insurance Act and the implications of these current developments regarding risk classification in the insurance industry and pension plans. From Record of the Society Vol. 9, No. 4

Description: This session from the 1995 Spring Meeting covers the design and development issues of 'Last to Die' policies, the applicability of reinsurance, capacity problems, and theoretical versus practical pricing considerations. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: In-depth discussion about HIV and AIDS: [1] mortality-study results, [2] risk-classification challenges, including regulatory issues, [3] mortality-projection methods, [4] significant pricing and valuation – STAT and GAAP – information, and [5] overall industry implications. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.