Description: In this article, the authors explore how the recession has impacted new member enrollment in the various state health care programs and the resulting impact on trend.

Description: The article discovers that mortality is higher for females than for males at higher ages, and suggests "stress" as the explanation. It then discusses mental illness research, including recovery therefrom.

Description: This is the 2004 credit disability study report compiled by the Credit Insurance Experience Committee of the Society of Actuaries in July, 2005. The study was undertaken to update the basis for unearned premium reserves for single premium credit disability insurance.

Description: Panelists discuss the history of this 75-year-old Medical Information Bureau MIB, its very active and data-rich source of medical information, and the services that the MIB offers to clients and other industry groups. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1.

Description: This is the preface to the 1976 Report of The Committee on Group Life and Health Insurance. The report consists of the following sections: 1. Group Weekly Indemnity Insurance. 2. Group Long-Term Disability Insurance.

Description: 1983 Report presenting an analysis of morbidity experience under individual medical expense policies in force during the 1981 and 1982 calendar years. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1983 Reports

Description: Provides an in-depth review of Canadian occupational mortality and morbidity - disability - experience. This includes population and insured data up to 1981.

Description: This section presents multiple book reviews and summaries of recent publications. Reviews: 'Social Security' by Myers, 'Report on Actuarial Principles and Practical Problems with Regard to Nonforfeiture Requirements' by Society of Actuaries, 'Mortality and Morbidity in the US' by Erhardt and Berlin, 'The Fifty-Second Annual Report of the Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service Retirement System' by US Government, 'Health Service Information in the US Today' by Murnaghan, 'Financial Problems Confront the Federal OASI and DI Trust Funds' by Staats, 'Public Employee Pension Funds' by Tilove, '1976 Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees of the Federal OASDI Trust Funds...' by US Congress, 'Report of the Consultant Panel on Social Security to the US Congressional Research Service' by US Government, 'Crime by Computer' by Parker, 'Reports of Consultants on Actuarial and Definitional Aspects of Social Security Disability Insurance' by US Government, 'Social Security: The Fraud in Your Future' by Shore, '1972 Lifetime Earnings by Age, Sex, Race and Education Level' by Social Security Administration. Digests also included.

Description: Report covering topic of Group Accident and Health Insurance and relation to group hospital and surgical expense insurance. This report adds the experience by amounts of benefit exposed under Group Accident and Health Insurance, including Group Hospital and Surgical Expense Insurance, for the 1950 policy year investigation to that previously presented in the 1950 report of the Committee.

Description: Fifth report in a series of annual studies of the morbidity experience of Group Accident and Sickness insurance and Group Employee and Dependent Hospital and Surgical Expense insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1952 Reports