Description: This presentation is an overview of the Meeting from the Record of the SOA Vol.6 No. 1. The session summarizes points from each concurrent session of the meeting and includes issues about the effect of governmental actions and consumerism on product design and pricing of the future, risk classification in the 1980's, nonforfeiture and valuation concerns in the 1980's and effect of taxation in the 1980's.

Description: Panelists discuss recent trends in the effects of mortality and lapse rates on term life insurance. The discussion includes: • Theories predicting the impact lapse rates have on mortality after the level premium period • Recent industry studies on mortality and lapses • The impact lapse and mortality rates have on profits

Description: This discussion is on selected individual life topics such as: competitive pressures preferred risk/non-smoker policies and the impact of the field force on product design.

Description: In this session 31PD of the Palm Desert Spring Meeting panelists discuss current issues relating to joint and second-to-die insurance products, also known as joint survivor or survivorship insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, San Francisco. This session was about issues relating to term insurance including product design, pricing, compensation, and reserving issues.

Description: Discusses the importance of coordinating the trends in investment markets with product characteristics, investment strategies, and asset modeling. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Description: Presented at April 1985 Spring Meeting. Discusses new business developments which have led to a resurgence in term life sales and profitability.

Description: Informative discussion about pricing techniques, including: [1] uses of return on investment [ROI], GAAP return on equity [ROE], and universal life [UL] and other profit measures, [2] scenario testing, [3] expenses, [4] target surplus, and [5] federal-income-tax considerations. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Description: This session at the SOA 2003 Washington, DC Spring Meeting presents the results of the recently completed Society of Actuaries Preferred Underwriting Survey. Panelists discuss survey methodology, results and implications for product design and pricing.

Description: This panel discussion focuses on expense analysis and allocation. Areas addressed include standard of measure used, inconsistencies in expense allocations, and alternate methods of allocation of marketing expenses.