Description: This project shows how to use agent-based models to simulate the behaviors of agents in complex health systems.

Description: SOA’s recently completed research project related to long term projects of health care cost trends for use in post retirement medical valuations.

Description: This paper presents the findings of the Society of Actuaries' Committee on Individual Accident and Health Valuation Principles concerning statutory reserve standards for policy and claim reserves. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1985, Vol. 37.

Description: This paper presents population hospital utilization data concerning the proportion of total hospital days that is due to injury and the proportion of total hospital days that is spent in intensive care units for use in obtaining reserve factors. The paper also presents continuation data for hospitalizations. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979, Vol. 31.

Description: 1959 SOA Regional Meetings in Atlanta and San Francisco. These panel discussions reviewed procedures, techniques and vehicles used to provide benefits to retired employees. The panels also discussed Group Insurance Dividends and Major Medical issues.

Description: Through a case study, this session at the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium explores the issues e.g., grouping, expenses, time period, etc. involved in determining deficiencies reserves for health products. Accounting guidance and standard industry procedures are discussed.

Description: The article describes the insurance industry's preparation for pandemic events and the public finance response.

Description: The Actuary Vol. 22, No. 6. The author provides commentary regarding an interview with Paul Barnhart reported on in The Actuary March 1988 concerning the controversy over health insurance reserves. Specifically the elements of the “Benefit Ratio Reserve” method were analyzed.

Description: This is the 1977 report on the continuing study of the morbidity experience of Group Weekly indemnity insurance. The report contains experience for the years 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976.

Description: Panelists discuss opportunities to improve medical cost trends through underwriting, healthcare benefit designs, contracting, network management, claims operations, and medical management. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2, Session 40