Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui II Spring Meeting discuss the strategies various insurers have taken in response to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] requirement to use guaranteed issue for small group and certain individual health plans to qualified individuals.

Description: In this session 102OF of the 1998 New York Annual Meeting the panel discusses the unique problems of product development in small insurance companies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Presenters at session 115PD of the New York Annual Meeting provide an overview of structures used for credit enhancement of GICs as well as an understanding of how financial guarantees work in the GIC market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: At this session 138OF of the New York Annual Meeting panelists provide a brief history of the unified valuation system concept, including objectives, and discuss intended users of the output from the system. A progress report on the proposed valuation law is also presented. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Panelists provide an overview of risk-based capital requirements. Also discussed are shortcomings and proposed changes currently under consideration. Practical issues with the implementation of these ideas are also presented. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Panelists in session 25PD of the New York Annual Meeting examine the roles actuaries and investment bankers pay in mutual company restructuring demutualizations or conversion to mutual holding company. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24. No. 3.

Description: Panelists examine various types of critical illness plans, its success in Canada and other markets, and the challenges and opportunities for the U.S. market.

Description: This panel at the SOA 1998 New York Annual Meeting discusses the history of HMOs with respect to actuarial support and looks at how actuaries can and should be involved in supporting HMOs.

Description: In session 74 PD of the New York Annual Meeting panelists examine the necessary steps to ensure that both customers and boards are comfortable with the investment activities of mutual fund managers. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Panel provides an analysis of legal and actuarial issues which must be considered when modifying an existing retirement program, including the new hybrid plan designs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.