Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Surgical and Medical Insurance by a Blue Shield Plan by Arthur Hunter and James F. Coleman. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1954, Vol. 6, No. 16.

Description: The presenters will provide updates on research being conducted under SOA sponsorship. This includes projects on the topics of Direct Primary Care and Patient Centered Medical Homes.

Description: From the 1986 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Washington DC in October 1986 Examination of real life case studies of recent insurance company insolvencies to test whether the concept of the Valuation Actuary would have prevented insolvencies or reduced the losses resulting from insolvencies.

Description: This is a discussion of the medical loss ratio, the confusion and debate over the calculation method under the new MLR requirement, and the opportunities it presents to consulting actuaries.

Description: This report is a summary of a panel discussion which occurred at the 1980 SOA Spring Meeting in Minneapolis. The panel discussed economic assumptions for pension plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers cost containment in health care costs, cost sharing and cost containment features, underwriting, the use of deductibles or co-payments, different delivery systems and utilization.

Description: This paper examines the financial dynamics resulting from the currency exchange rate for medical insurance products that are denominated in a currency different from that in which covered medical expenses are incurred. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1995, Vol. 47.

Description: The author, noting the inadequacy of traditional ‘rules of thumb’ used for profit objectives, demonstrates that, assuming a stock life insurance company’s objective is to maximize its current value, the profit objective can be expressed as maximizing ‘the present value of book profits per unit of limiting constraint.’ Includes discussion and author’s review of discussion. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1983 Volume 35.

Description: These are the minutes of the Regional Meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in New York, NY on April 5-6, 1971. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1971, Vol. 23, Pt. 1, No. 65.

Description: These are the meeting minutes from the Regional Meeting held in Chicago, IL on June 1-2, 1972. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1972, Vol. 24, Pt. 1, No. 69 AB.