Description: Opioids overdoses have contributed to increases in mortality among white American. This article gives some detail on the speed and the reach of the epidemic.

Description: The coming wave of biosimilars could dramatically affect prescription drug costs and benefit strategies over the next several years. The launch of many Humira biosimilars in 2023 is the Big Event that will largely determine the impact of the biosimilar wave. Payers have many decisions to make about coverage and formulary tiers. What factors will drive payer decision-making?

Description: The Actuary Vol. 22, No. 3. In this article Deborah Poppel interviews Paul Barnhart regarding the controversies surrounding the proposed heath insurance reserve standards.

Description: A discussion of outrageous, criminal and soft fraud in health insurance.

Description: This article summarizes major insurance related litigation in 1951 on subjects related to assignment of risks, war clauses, effective date of surrender, premium due dates, misrepresentation, aviation exclusion, premium taxes, insurable interest, and group versus individual insurance.

Description: This article discusses the potential characteristics of health care reform and the associated impact on small insurance companies.

Description: Authors demonstrate the use of the claim reserve run-out test for the long-term A&H products. They present the method of this test and show a numerical illustration to depict interpretations of testing results.

Description: This article explores the trend in mergers and acquisitions among health insurance providers including the rationale for the recent increase in activity.

Description: Discussion of recent developments in the taxation of noncoordinated benefits such as fixed indemnity, hospital indemnity, and specified disease insurance policies. Developments include a recent Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum and proposed triagency rulemaking that would impact non coordinated benefits.

Description: Discusses hazardous wastes and attempts to increase awareness of the enormous impact on the health insurance industry.