Description: This 1981 session reviewed the relationship of group and individual insurance. Topics include differences in underwriting, legal constraints, marketing and distribution, and the nature of guarantees provided

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. This session will review these pension standards and discuss how they apply to the work of the practicing actuary.

Description: A broad discussion of Israel’s Life Insurance Industry

Description: This articles provides tactics to consider to help eliminate the 21st century version of the ‘generation gap’ because, despite being in the same profession, we may be approaching our work from different perspectives.

Description: This paper uses a mortality surge model to estimate the total financial impact on the U.S. insurance industry of a flu pandemic. It does not attempt to determine the probability of such a pandemic.

Description: Previews the investment sessions at the October 2015 SOA annual meeting in Austin, TX.

Description: Invites readers to submit topics on the theme of "This Time It's Different. Members will then be invited to submit essays for and against.

Description: A short summary of upcoming meeting sessions, webcasts, research, and other happenings from the marketing and distribution section.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. In this paper, a case study is utilized to understand the thought process that ratings agencies, such as A.M. Best and Standard and Poor's, use to evaluate insurance company financial strength.

Description: Discussion of the current business environment, the profile of the actuary who can meet these needs, directions corporations will take in the 21st century, economic and demographic trends that will affect the environment and markets over the next decade. The panelists discussed the need to be pro-active in shaping the environment.