Description: Speaker prognosticates about future trends in society and encourages the audience to embrace the future as opportunity. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: Panelists, representing commercial carriers and large and small independent carriers, discuss what changes they envision in the industry of health maintenance organizations [HMOs]. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: Panelists discuss issues arising from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1.

Description: This presentation is a teaching session, number 98TS, from the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The financial services industry is changing rapidly. Thirty years ago the industry made its profits from mortality and expense margins in premiums. Fifteen years ago it was interest margins on fixed annuities and universal life. Today profits come from fees on variable products, interest margin on fixed products, and mortality on term insurance. The instructors look to the future and discuss where profits will come from 10 years from now. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: This session discusses strategic planning for long-term care insurance. Topics include product and pricing evolution, position in the product life cycle, requirements for success and options for entering the marketplace. Includes the perspective of an investment banker and venture capitalist. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3, Session 86

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is about the World Future Society meeting held in July, 1986, covering such topics as business, emergency management, finance, new technologies, work, careers and more. The panelists will offer an actuary's perspective of this gathering of futurists from various backgrounds and perspectives.

Description: This panel discussion session examines the marketing and pricing considerations of group insurance in the 1980's.

Description: This session discussed three dramatic shifts in everyday economic relationships: 1 From matter to information, 2 From firms to individuals, and 3 From sellers to buyers. The instructor discussed application service providers and their impact on the economy and the Internet.

Description: CEOs of four of the world's leading life reinsurance companies discuss their views on the directions in which the life reinsurance industry is heading. Topics include an explanation of how changes in the world are impacting reinsurers and what actions are being taken by reinsurers to deal with these changes. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3. Session 107I of the Boston Annual Meeting.

Description: RECORD OF SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES 1981 VOL. 7 NO. 3 This discussion looks at the future of permanent life insurance as of 1981, comparing traditional permanent products to term life, universal life, and non life insurance products. Related uncertain economic environment issues and tax issues are discussed.