Description: This article is the first in a four-part series about what actuaries see as ideal components of a health care reform package. This part covers health care reform ideas explored at the Conference of Consulting Actuaries’ CCA 2009 Annual Meeting in Tucson, Ariz.

Description: This article examines the impact of FAS 97 on the emergence of earnings for the most recent versions of UL products, those with interest rate and return of load kickers.

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 investigates nonparametric estimators of the distribution function that are based on mixtures of gamma distributions when we have a random sample from a continuous distribution function. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1993, VOL. 3.

Description: This 1978 session dealt with Group ASO and Minimum Premium Plans. Topics covered: 1. Reasons for using Administrative Services Only plans. 2. Problems with ASO plans 3. Questions to address when considering ASO plans 4. Legal issues

Description: This article is illustrates the implications of the managed care organization MCO risk based capital RBC formula adopted by NAIC and compares it to the health organization risk based capital HORBC formula. From The Actuary, Nov 1997, Vol. 31, Issue 9

Description: The April/May 2013 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: On July 17, FASB announced a deferral of the compliance deadline for the new Long Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI) guidance: “a one year deferral for larger SEC filers and a two or three year deferral for all other entities.” This article highlights the opportunity for companies striving to comply to modernize in light of this deferral, and it provides a few specific suggestions to companies who pursue this path.

Description: After the bid process, desk review, rebate reallocation, an “enjoyable” audit, and open enrollment; the Medicare plan year starts. Throughout the year, organizations find it pertinent to get an accurate picture of their Part D liability as reinsurance, LICS (Low Income Cost-Sharing) subsidy, and risk corridors are accrued. Attendees will learn about the basics of Part D accruals, how future accrual amounts are estimated based on patterns in the data, and how bid assumptions versus actual results impact plan sponsor profitability. We will also discuss financial statement treatment of these items. Real-life examples from bids to outcomes will be provided to enhance the discussion. Ultimately, attendees will come away with a deeper understanding how their bid assumptions play out, and how they can use Part D accruals to plan for future bid development.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session addressed systems management and discussed these questions: 1. Why is it so difficult to forecast delivery times and resource requirements? 2. Should I build or buy? 3. What project management techniques have worked for you? 4. Why do systems development projects often go out of control? 5. What is the systems development life cycle? 6. Why does testing always prove inadequate?