Description: This presentation from Session 100PD of the SOA 1999 San Francisco Annual Meeting is about the evolution of medical underwriting: where we've been, what we've learned, where we are, and where we go from here. The panelists also discuss the role and purpose of underwriting in the individual market, how societal attitudes have changed, and the resulting legislative challenges to industry practices. Specific states with 'innovative' requirements [New York and Florida, for example] and the resulting impact on the health care markets in those states are reviewed. Current topics include proposed limits on HIV testing, genetic testing, issues surrounding privacy and confidentiality, the impact of guaranteed issue, and community rating in the marketplace. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 3.

Description: The problems in providing employee benefits, particularly in the health care area, are exceedingly challenging at the present time. This presentation discusses employee benefit plans from the employer's perspective. The panelists consist of employers from the public, private and union sectors. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4B.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers the small group and mini-group market, specifically the trends in plan design, underwriting strategies, approaches to marketing compensation and claim cost containment strategies.

Description: This session from the 1981 SOA Spring Meeting focused on Disability Income Marketing Approaches for group disability, multiple employer trusts and individual disability. The following factors that influenced the market place were reviewed: high inflation, high unemployment and regulations. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 3.

Description: The panel will present a discussion by several experts on reform activity at the state level, including a review of some initial results. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: This session 94PD of the Maui II Spring Meeting the panel examines the advantages and disadvantages of collaboration between clinician and actuary. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1997 Palm Desert Spring Meeting discuss Internet resources that may be useful to health actuaries and hints on how to best access data.

Description: Panelists in session 157 PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting discuss new developments related to provider contracting and the impact of these new strategies from the providers' perspective. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 157PD.

Description: 2005 SOA New Orleans Spring Meeting. In this teaching session, panelists discuss the importance, performance, reading and understanding of research that is critical to the future of the health actuarial profession. A case study of a particular research paper is used to facilitate understanding.

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.