Description: This session discusses the impact of rising costs and increased litigation on managed care. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 133

Description: This panel discussion was presented at the SOA's May 1976 Meeting in Houston. The topics covered included: experience rating problems, group life problems, Long Term Disability issues, Association Group, and utilization of HMOs. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1976, Volume 2, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Salt Lake City Meeting discusses trends in group medical product design including cost sharing and cost containment features, underwriting considerations, rating considerations and monitoring and evaluating effectiveness. Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 2

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses an overview of the underwriting methods and techniques used with individually issued accident and health insurance including elimination periods, underwriting limits and claims costs. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4

Description: Panelists discuss recent acquisitions and mergers from a variety of perspectives. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3, Session 90

Description: This is a discussion about the issues surrounding retirement at age 70. What redesigns of group life, disability, and health plans is necessary as a result of raising the minimum mandatory retirement age to 70? What is the cost effect of these changes? How do you handle benefit design in states with no mandatory retirement age? How should pension and profit-sharing plans be changed to conform to the new law? From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1979, Volume 5, No. 1.

Description: This session is about purchasing group health, distinctions between health alliances and health insurance purchasing cooperatives, and role in administration's proposal. It also covers proposed health care reform. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 4A.

Description: In this session 10PD of the Palm Desert Spring Meeting's discussion panelists look at the regulatory environment for POS products, design considerations for POS products, effective distribution and underwriting of POS products and provider contracting. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: Tis is a discussion about many issues related to individual and family major medical insurance including deductibles and coinsurance, experience and trends, coverage for old age and substandard risks, guaranteed renewability for life, limitations for mental illness, and problems in underwriting and claims administration. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: New technologies have created alternative treatments to improve vision and hearing. What are these technologies and their cost? Can these procedures be insured? What is the cost impact if covered? From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2, Session 86