Description: Panelelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui II Spring Meeting discuss the current use of risk adjusters to spread risk among various helath carriers and health plans, and whether the system is effective and equitable.

Description: This session discusses activities of the AAA with respect to financial reporting and actuarial opinions, related emerging legislation [Sarbanes-Oxley], FAS 141 & 142 [business combinations], and liability determination. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3, Session 25

Description: This discussion is on the availability of utilization and cost experience data for group medical care insurance coverages. Specifically, it highlights the role of the Society of Actuaries in intercompany data collection, employer demands for sophisticated utilization data for comparison by industry and geographic location, sources of industry-wide data, data resource potential of health claims processing by the National Electronic Information Corporation, and antitrust implications. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1981, Volume 7, No. 4.

Description: The session discussion is valuation and reserving issues with regards to group medical - including HMOs, and individual medical - including disability and long-term care. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 4B.

Description: This session is about appointed actuary issues for the health actuary including cash-flow testing, asset valuation and risk-based capital. From Record of Society of Actuary Vol. 19, No. 4B.

Description: This session at a SOA 1990 Spring Meeting focuses on group health insurance including discussion of financial projections, calculating reserves, claims control and management reports.

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: In this session on the topic of health insurance valuation issues, the topics covered included Sarbanes-Oxley considerations, internal replacement Standards of Practice, self-funded plans, and long-term-care insurance developments. From a session at the Health/Pension Spring Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana June 15-17, 2005.

Description: Facilitators lead a discussion of recent experiences and current issues regarding the valuation of medical and dental insurance and managed care products. Includes a discussion of deficiency reserves, HMO reserving, liquidity tests, cashflow testing and codification of regulations. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 132

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 2001 Annual Meeting discuss pricing issues and business risks associated with life, annuity, medical expense and disability income insurance products and compare them to long-term care [LTC].