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  • Small Talk – Issue No. 35 – November 2010
    (VM25). However, the latest discussion of long-term care calculations under PBR indicates complete reliance ... the organization. Finally, the study cited the primary barriers to ERM within organizations: • “Lack ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Nov 2010
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • Small Talk Newsletter, June 2005, Issue No. 24
    factors have also con- tributed. One factor is the care and professional- ism with which actuaries have ... insured mortality and trends than most direct writers. Many direct insurers are in the situation that they ...

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    • Authors: Michael Agan, Bradley Leonard, Terry Long, Donald Maves, W Howell Pugh, Edward Robbins, James Thompson, Narayan S Shankar, Craig R Springfield, Edward Hui
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • Technology Will Level the Playing Field
    independent agency, insurer, reinsurer, direct market or direct writer—can win in the new game. The industry ... opened West. The second transformation was the direct writers’ rise to personal line dominance. After ...

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    • Authors: Tim Pease
    • Date: Sep 1999
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Technology & Applications
  • Regulatory Update for 2014
    exemption. Currently, it is $300 million ordinary life direct plus assumed premiums for a company and $600 million ... would be divided between “Primary Securities” and “Other Securities.” Primary Securities would be regu- ...

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    • Authors: Norman E Hill
    • Date: Mar 2015
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • Small Talk, March 2015 - Issue 43
    annuity prod- ucts. In addition, ACLI covers long-term care and disability income issues. Officially, ACLI ... Cross plans and others who have combined managed-care companies, HMOs and acquisitions of health operations ...

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    • Authors: Karen Perry
    • Date: Mar 2015
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • Worksite Marketing
    there has been some interest in selling long-term-care cover- age on a worksite basis. For ages under 65 ... attempt to retain their coverage by converting to direct billing. Often, Preauthorized Check System (PAC) ...

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    • Authors: Norman E Hill
    • Date: Dec 1998
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • Small Talk March 2013
    Also, for companies with $50 million or more of direct premiums, the experience reporting requirements ... (VM22) and health insurance, including long-term care and cancer (VM25), remain under current statutory ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Mar 2013
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • Navigating the NAIC
    Navigating the NAIC By Mark Birdsall W hy should you care about navigating the National Association of Insurance ... force, working group and subgroup levels. The primary work of the NAIC is done by task forces, working ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Mar 2015
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • Small Talk, December 2018, Issue 50
    and other topics. Health insurance and long-term care insurance have their own pages. The organization ... change as well. The mom-and-pop approach to customer care will also slowly lose its appeal as the new generation ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Reinsurance Codification
    Newsletter May 1999 – Issue No. 13 T he primary codification documents covering life and health ... reinsurance model reg- ulation is the incorpo- ration by direct refer- ence of the GAAP accounting’s FAS 113 provision ...

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    • Authors: Richard H Browne
    • Date: May 1999
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Reinsurance>Financial reporting for reinsurance