Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This panel discusses a prevailing economic scenario, financing economic growth, investment strategies, and risk management.

Description: Discussion of possible national health care reform measures, including coverage for the unemployed, employer-mandated plans, publicly funded and administrated plans. Also an overview of recently enacted legislation at both the state and federal level, and measures taken by provider organizations, for controlling costs.. Presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in New York.

Description: This session takes a different approach than the similarly named session at the Spring 1988 Meeting. Here, panelists: [1] provide a 'Corporate Planning 101' background, [2] discuss planning surplus, and [3] discuss implementation challenges. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This debate centers around what the reinsurance company will look like ten years from now. Discusses the role of traditional reinsurance and assumption reinsurance, effects of Guideline XXX and Regulation 147, effect of improved underwriting, and company structures.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Discusses the insurance product development environment in various international markets with emphasis on both current and future trends.

Description: Presented at April 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discussion is about participation in alternative delivery systems, direct contracting with medical providers, participation in coalitions, employer demands for data, employer selection criteria for health carriers.

Description: Discussion of new individual life, annuity and disability product developments designed to meet conditions in today's market. This article was presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. In this discussion, panelists look at nontraditional disability delivery approaches - such as direct marketing, banks and internet - and competitors for insurance companies in disability management - such as HMOs and management consulting firms.

Description: Panelists discuss the growing field of the personal actuary. Topics include evaluating personal risk, litigation, estate planning, taxation and life settlements. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 31 No. 1, Session 47

Description: This is a discussion of the future of the life insurance business in the USA. Specifically, it discusses corporate structure, marketing strategies, distribution approaches, product design, mergers and acquisitions, federal income taxation and reinsurance.