Description: This paper deals with credibility as applied to group insurance, where the problem is to estimate the future claim rate of a group as a function of both its own past claim rate and the average claim rate observed for similar groups.

Description: This discussion focuses on the significant aspects of the 1958 mortality experience under group life insurance policies, the significant aspects of the morbidity experience with respect to the various forms of group sickness and accident insurance policies, and the recent experience under individual policies converted from group life insurance or group medical expense insurance plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: Panelists discuss new developments and strategies related to provider and network management and contracting. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 58PD of the Dallas Spring Meeting.

Description: In this discussion, experts in specific areas reported on recent and current happenings in their field. These include HMOs and manged care, Congressional legislation initiatives, disability insurance and mergers and acquisitions within the health providers/insurers. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: Presenters at session 99 OF of the Maui II Spring Meeting discuss current issues involved in providing stop-loss coverage for provider-sponsored organization PSOs, managed care health plans, and self-funded groups. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: In this session 153 PD of the New York Annual Meeting panelists look at the actuarial background, financial implications, underwriting, and solvency issues posed by various newsworthy items. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Economics professor discusses the economics of fair and unfair discrimination in insurance. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4B.

Description: This session discussion is about managed care and various aspects of what is working in managed care. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3B.

Description: This article describes some of the traditional profit measurement standards for direct marketing and then presents a more comprehensive and up-to-date foundation for insurance direct marketers and actuaries to use when reviewing individual direct marketing campaigns or total marketing programs.

Description: This article gives an overview of the worksite marketing/volutary products market and addresses the pros and cons of this marketing approach.