Description: This report documents the results of the Committee’s third expense study – the 2003 SOA Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study.

Description: This is an article about The SOA’s Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses CLICE and its completion of its fourth inter-company study of expenses for individual life and annuity business issued in the United States.

Description: Experience-study instructions to contributors. Looks to develop inter-company information about expenses for many types of individual [not group] life and annuity products.

Description: A discussion of the 1998 changes to New York’s Expense Limitation Law

Description: A summary of the 2001 Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study

Description: Highlights from the 2002 Inter-Company Expense Study of U.S. Individual Life Insurance and Annuities.

Description: The purpose of this article is to discuss some concerns the author's company has had in administering first-dollar reinsurance and to raise awareness of issues you may wish to consider for your reinsurance arrangement.

Description: Book review of A Comprehensive Guide To Measuring And Managing Life Insurance Company Expenses.

Description: This paper looks at the following cases: 1. DOING BUSINESS BY MAIL SERVICE OF PROCESS: Travelers Heath Association v. Virginia, 2. AVIATION EXCLUSION FAILURE OF INSURED TO SIGN RESTRICTIVE RIDER: McDaniel v. California-Western States Life Insurance Company, 3. WAR RIDER WAIVER BY ACCEPTANCE OF PREMIUMS: White v. New York Life Insurance Company, 4. MISREPRESENTATION IN APPLICATION MINORS BINDING EFFECT: Modern Woodmen of America v. Stevens, 5. DISABILITY BENEFITS INSANITY AS EXCUSING NOTICE: Chagnon v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 6. AGENTS' COMPENSATION AMOUNT NOT AGREED TO IN ADVANCE: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Durkin, 7. GOVERNMENT ALLOTMENTPAYMENT OF PREMIUMS IN ERROR: Atlas Life Insurance Company v. Davis, 8. EFFECTIVE DATESUBSTANDARD INSURANCE: Republic National Life Insurance Company v. Hall.

Description: This discussion looks at expense rates, inflation, and its effect on premiums. Also discussed are the issues that insurance companies may face as a result of the threat of severe manpower shortages.