Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the joint Society of Actuaries/Casualty Actuarial Society Meeting held April 10-11, 1978 in New York City. In their discussion, the panelists define solvency and capacity, and consider how capacity can be measured, the qualitative aspects of solvency, the effects of inflation, availability of capital, and insurance risk vs. investment risk. Discussion from Participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 4, No. 1.

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: This 1979 session is about the New Valuation Mortality Tables for Individual Life Insurance. Topics included: I. The Recommendation of Sex-distinct Tables 2. The Development of Basic Tables - Data Selection, Construction, Graduation 3. Margins and the Development of Loaded Tables 4. Implications for the Industry

Description: This meeting session provided insight and information related to field compensation and the issues affecting the level of compensation including inflation, competition, and productivity.

Description: This panel discussion occurred at the SOA's 1980 June Meeting in San Diego and covered Risk Classification. Panelists discussed basic priciples of risk classificiation, and common elements from various systems.From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 3.

Description: This session at the 1982 Society of Actuaries Orlando Spring Meeting offers an update on universal life with respect to product design, pricing, marketing and other issues, based on an industry survey on the topic.

Description: This article discusses the market potential for preneed insurance.

Description: This article discusses the various ways that banks distribute insurance products.

Description: Managing Non-Life Insured Products Sold Through Auto Dealers Part I - Vehicle Service Contracts by John Kerper from NewsDirect Newsletter, Summer 2001, Issue No. 37.

Description: This article is a short summary of an essay on using microeconomics and Embedded Value concepts in evaluating direct marketing programs.