Description: This discussion on long-term care [LTC] highlights secondary drivers in LTC experience in both insured and general populations. Practical applications of this new information for pricing, reserving and marketing is discussed. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 42pd.

Description: This session discusses the Academy's efforts to address health reform, the latest HIAA activities in the health care debate, and industry implications for proposed legislation. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.

Description: This article was presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles. discussion of the actuarial techniques required to combat the impact of inflation on both Group Life and Health insurance, including possible increases in premium rates and how to communicate these to clients.

Description: Many insurers have one or more existing blocks of LTC insurance coverage. As products are revised, older policies are affected greatly. This session discusses possible strategies for dealing with older policies. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 119.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui II Spring Meeting discuss prescription drug issues including the drivers or cost, employer response to increasing costs, and how this issue is addressed in mergers and acquisitions of pharmaceutical companies.

Description: This session provides an overview of industry approaches to valuing the liabilities of nontraditional health products such as specific and employer stop loss, provider excess and critical illness. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 117

Description: This is a panel discussion session examining the future of individual comprehensive medical expense insurance including trends, state regulation, plan design, and financial experience. From Record Of The Society Of Actuaries Volume 8, Number 4

Description: Industry representatives address the market need for and acceptance of life and long-term care LTC combination products and the issues for carriers to consider regarding developing, marketing, and distributing this emerging product. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 13PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting.

Description: This panel at the SOA 1982 Colorado Springs Spring Meeting presented a discussion on Small Group Insurance. Discussion included the role of the agent, monitoring financial results, benefit design, the use of individual underwriting, rate guarantees and frequency of rate adjustments and trends in coverage.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting covers group insurance underwriting and selection issues including self insurance, financial results of group insurers, the underwriting and selection issues involving nontraditional group benefit programs, and techniques for monitoring the underwriting policy.