Description: This paper describes an actuarial methodology [adjusted average per capita cost - AAPCC] developed to meet the requirements of the risk contract that the medicare program makes available to certain health maintenance organizations. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1981, Vol. 33.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, A General Method of Calculating Experience Net Extra Premiums Based on the Standard Net Amount at Risk by Walter Shur.

Description: This paper presents a short method of calculating, without approximation, substandard annual extra premiums based on the standard net amount at risk. The method proposed in this paper, is by means of specially constructed auxiliary commutation columns, eliminating the need for any summation, and producing exact values of any extra premiums by relatively simple formulas. A mathematical proof of the methodology is provided.

Description: This paper first discusses the history of the legislation of the joint and survivor benefits for the uniformed service personnel. It then goes on to address the specific actuarial assumptions made and the formulas developed for applying these assumptions for adaptability to the UNIVAC. This paper closes with specific programming procedures involved in using the UNIVAC.

Description: This is a final report for a research project to create reference material that addresses the methods and techniques for quantifying margins for uncertainty in actuarial assumptions under a Principle-based statutory accounting framework.

Description: This report summarizes the results of a research project undertaken by the Society of Actuaries to study the possible effects of the International Accounting Standards Board’s IASB Discussion Paper describing its Preliminary Views on Insurance Contracts on nine representative U.S. life, health and annuity products.

Description: This paper looks at using an age adjustment to provide for anticipated future mortality improvements based on Ga-1951 Male Table. The use of a simple setback in age to provide for improving mortality has proven to be quite satisfactory and eliminates the expense of calculation and maintenance of voluminous projected tables. Followed by several discussion papers submitted

Description: Discussion of how to obtain tight upper and lower bounds on E[hX] for a given function h, and a random variable X with three known moments.

Description: Discussion of financial underwriting issues and methods for individual life insurance. Followed by discussion papers submitted by several authors

Description: This paper describes an actuarial methodology for evaluating disease management outcomes. We address several important issues in this paper: • Control of exposure, • Identification of measured populations, and • Ensuring equivalence between baseline and intervention populations. - Paper 6 of an 8 paper series on 'An Introduction to Care Management Interventions and Their Implications for Actuaries'.