Description: This report discusses the use of a basic table of net annual claim costs for hospital and surgical expense insurance as adopted by the NAIC in 1956 to be used as a minimum reserve standard for loss-of-time benefits. It is the intention of this paper to outline the characteristics of the table, to discuss the factors which influence reserve considerations, and to describe suitable methods of determining active and disabled life reserves for the types of benefit provisions now most generally offered. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1965, Vol. 17, Pt. 1, No. 49.

Description: The object of this paper is to present a theoretical basis for the mathematical graduation of continuance data for both elementary and combined benefits, and to demonstrate the methods of utilizing the theory to derive claim costs for a wide variety of benefits. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This discussion looks at the changing needs for individual accident and sickness insurance, including coverage for older people [ages 65 and over]. The discussion seeks to answer: What changes in the scope of and market for individual accident and sickness insurance have taken place in recent years, and what revisions of policies and marketing procedures have been made or are indicated to meet changing needs? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: The following topics were discussed at concurrent sessions: 1. Independence of the actuary, 2. Problems posed by United States pension legislation, 3. Registered equity products, including variable life insurance, variable annuities, and mutual funds, 4. Limits to growth, and 5. Maintenance of high standards in a profession. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974 Vol. 26, Pt. 2D, No. 76.

Description: Traditional methods of addressing reserves and liabilities have failed to cope with the problems of escalating claim costs, frequent rate increases, and different opinions as to what liabilities should be recognized. This paper reexamines these issues, discusses shortcomings of current methods and proposes a new approach to the total subject. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1985, Vol. 37.

Description: This session focused on Health Insurance Minimum Loss Ratio Regulation. Topics include: 1. The NAIC minimum loss ratio guidelines. 2. Loss ratios viewed from the regulatory side. 3. Recent developments in certain states. From Record of Society of Actuaries, 1981 Vol. 7, No. 3.

Description: This paper updates the predecessor 1971 Disability Table, takes into account major changes in the reported experience of the past decade, and corrects defects in the previous table's calculation of termination rates. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1983, Vol. 35.

Description: Presented at June 1980 Spring Meeting. Discusses recent developments related to health insurance reserves, the concepts included in several recent papers and committee reports on this topic, and the status of proposed model valuation legislation.

Description: This discussion is about major problems facing the smaller company on entering the field of individual health insurance. Also discussed are using morbidity studies to calculate gross premiums. From Transcations of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: This paper discusses the purpose and nature of the benefit ratio [otherwise known as active life] reserve in relation to the class of health insurance contracts to which it is intended to apply. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1988, Vol. 40, Pt. 1.