Description: Discussion of the separate and joint effects of obesity and diabetes on disability and mortality, and ways these effects can be used to improved insurance pricing and reserving, reverse the increasing rates of obesity and diabetes, and improve current projections of disability and mortality risks.

Description: This article is about the agent orange program and the actuarial analysis which provided necessary information so that the available funds would be sufficient to pay eligible claims. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 2

Description: Presented at September 1995 Valuation Actuary Symposium. Discusses the Health Organization Risk-Based Capital formula.

Description: Discusses health-care-cost reimbursement structures, from the facility/hospital perspective and the professional/doctor perspective. Also discusses risk-absorption methods. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 1.

Description: Panelists discuss the ongoing influence and long-term implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act on the health insurance market in the U.S. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: Critical illness CI products are gaining in popularity in North America. These products have been available for close to 20 years in many countries around the world, including South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom and most of Asia. Many of the lessons learned in these countries concerning product design, pricing, underwriting and claims adjudication are relevant to the U.S. market. This session reviews the latest trends around the world. Attendees gain insight into the key issues driving the profitability of the product and are better positioned to determine the main considerations in deciding whether or not to introduce such a product in their market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 1, Washington, D.C., Spring Meeting, May 29–30, 2003, Session 60PD.

Description: This session discusses what is happening outside of CDHP with respect to plan & benefit trends/designs, underwriting & operational issues, and executive management report packages [dashboard reports]. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 1, Session 77

Description: This session is from the 1976 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting in Toronto in October. The presenters cover the following Group Insurance topics: Survivor Income Group Life Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, and new products and development.

Description: Panelists discuss the successes and shortcomings of disease management as the latest generation of effective managed care. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Data on morbidity, loss ratios, actual-to-expected continuance rates, and lapse rates for disability insurance, and discussion of the implications with respect to legislation, product design, pricing, underwriting, and marketing. This presentation was made at the 1975 SOA Los Angeles Spring Meeting.