Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Speakers from a bank, stockbrokerage and mutual fund company address, for their industry, the nature of customer contact, methods of distribution, investment management capabilities, the need for a level playing field, and potential cross-breeding of various industries.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Insurance and banking experts update financial services convergence issues since the passage of Gramm-Leach-Bliley 'GLB, a.k.a. Financial Services Modernization Act'. Company reaction to the passage of GLB, actuarial contributions to the process and future actuarial implications are addressed.

Description: Discussion of possible national health care reform measures, including coverage for the unemployed, employer-mandated plans, publicly funded and administrated plans. Also an overview of recently enacted legislation at both the state and federal level, and measures taken by provider organizations, for controlling costs.. Presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in New York.

Description: Panelists discuss key aspects of recent and pending laws and the cost and design implications on group health plans. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Presented at May 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about marketing arrangements and mergers with non-insurance the financial institutions.

Description: This session discussion is about two proposals for health-care reform will be presented, one from the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association and one from the Council for Affordable Health Care. These dramatically different proposals will be compared and open for critique. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4A.

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.