Description: This is a discussion on the title paper by Robert E. Larson. Included are discussions of how Larson's methods would work if applied in their companies.

Description: Panel discusses strategies for success in an increasingly competitive group-life marketplace. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: 1973 SOA Annual Meeting. This paper provided summaries of several concurrent sessions from the referenced meeting including: 1. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GROUP LIFE AND HEALTH PROGRAMS. 2. MARKETING INDIVIDUAL ORDINARY INSURANCE. 3. ACTUARIAL LITERATURE. 4. INDIVIDUAL DISABILITY INCOME INSURANCE. 5. GROUP SURVIVOR INCOME BENEFITS. 6. GROUP LIFE AND HEALTH - EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS. 7. PENSION PLAN FINANCIAL REPORTING.

Description: This discussion on Group Insurance covers continuing group life insurance on retired employees and whether it is better to purchase with a single premium or use the regular one-year term method. It also covers the continuation of group hospital insurance after retirement. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: This paper was presented at the 1955 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 24-25 in New York City. This paper provides a detailed description of this type of group life insurance, which the author defines as a plan which provides for periodic employee contributions to purchase paid up insurance, term insurance provided by the employer for the scheduled amount less the paid up insurance, and which usually allows for cash surrender after termination of employment. The author provides a brief history, and detail on plan design including premiums and participating features, disability benefits, cash value provisions, coverage schedules, employee contribution schedules, underwriting, and valuation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 18.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1956 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held April 19-20 in Hartford, CT. It identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss group life and health insurance, including modifications of standard underwriting controls and administration practices for groups of less than 25 lives claim experience and other matters relating to those smaller groups the experience of companies writing hospital plans new forms of group accident and sickness benefits [e.g. major medical] and experience on conversions of group accident and sickness. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 21.

Description: This panel discussion covers the actuary's responsibility related to self-funded group insurance programs whether the actuary is an insurance company employee or conslutant.

Description: This discussion explores the areas of administration which takes use of electronic equipment in the group field. The panel also discusses policyholders looking to insurance companies for greater or lesser administrative services and if there is any noticeable trend toward self-insurance in connection with benefits under employee welfare plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, Pt. 2.

Description: This discussion on statistical analysis and group insurance examines the use of Reports of Mortality and Morbidity by smaller companies, practices followed to obtain a satisfactory experience with group accident, sickness and group hospital, surgical and medical coverages. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 18.

Description: This paper explores the principles upon which experience-rated group insurance currently is based and discusses the question of whether or not these principles are sound. Followed by discussion papers submitted by several authors