Description: The implications of the new long-term care law for individuals, employers, insurers and providers, and the federal government.

Description: The implications of the new long-term care law for individuals, employers, insurers and providers, and the federal government.

Description: This session at the SOA 2003 Vancouver Spring Meeting explains the federal group long term care program and addresses the effect it has had on group plan designs, new entrants into the market, and sales of individual long term care insurance.

Description: Issues relating to the1998 Balanced Budget Act BBA on Medicare Supplement Carriers. Discusses High-Deductible options, open enrollment provisions, pre-existing condition limitations, new provider payment methods and preventive benefits Issue No. 36.

Description: This is a chart on missed assumptions impact on Long Term Care Insurance ROE from an article in The Actuary Magazine entitled Long-Term Care is Poised for Growth.

Description: The panel offers a summary of the Medicare Modernization Act signed into law in 2003, which implemented sweeping changes to the Medicare program. Topics include Medicare Advantage, the impact on Medicare Supplement, Part D, and the impact on retiree health plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3, Session 127

Description: This article discusses the rationale behind having premiums for long term care insurance that vary by gender. Differences in LTC morbidity and practical aspects of gender distinct rates are discussed.

Description: This session is about compliance with NAIC requirements and Medicare-Select products. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 1B.

Description: Issue No. 36. Article discusses new Medicare Options for Seniors Private Fee-For-Service plans and Medicare Medical Savigns Accounts MSA

Description: 2004 SOA Spring Meeting, Anaheim, CA. In this session panelists presented an overview of underwriting processes for a variety of product lines. They also discuss related topics such as identifying keys to underwriting decisions, the cost of underwriting and protective value, and ensuring consistency with pricing assumptions. Some of the underwriting tools discussed were use of RX history, credit checks, DMV history, and fraud data bases.