Description: This is a discussion on group life and health products under conditions of inflation. It specifically highlights the development of alternative delivery systems such as Health Maintenance Organizations, the potential for further computerization of claim and record keeping, viability of new areas of coverage such as dental & vision and legal benefits, self-funding and administrative services only mechanisms, and the effect of inflation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1982, Volume 8, No. 1.

Description: This session will discuss the role of actuaries under national health insurance, role of the Canadian health actuaries under that national program and how actuaries can shape the health-care environment in the U.S.. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 18, No. 4B.

Description: This session will address the increased cases of managed care in Medicaid states. This will include some indication of how utilization patterns differ for those populations versus commercial populations. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: This presentation from Session 71PD of the SOA 1996 Colorado Springs Meeting discusses demutalization, mergers of health maintenance organizations [HMOs], and conversion from nonprofit to for-profit. It also addresses the question: How does an actuary value HMOs? From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: While discussing newer solutions to past problems, panelists in session 121 OF of the New York Annual Meeting consider under-penetrated disability markets such as the blue-collar market, the association market, and the integrated disability market. From the record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: In this session, the panelists describe the types of accident products currently being marketed and discuss a variety of issues related to product design, underwriting, and marketing. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3. Session 120PD of the Boston Annual Meeting.

Description: Panelists discuss a variety of recent developments in the group disability marketplace, including new risk-based-capital requirements, progress toward a new experience table, and the impact of war and recession. Also discussed was a new catastrophic-event LTD pool originated by John Hewitt & Associates [JHA]. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3. Session 81OF of the Boston Annual Meeting.

Description: A panel of actuaries and clinical consultants at this session of the SOA 2003 Vancouver Spring Meeting provides an assessment of current and future applications of predictive modeling techniques in the health arena. A practical example of risk adjustment, discussion of the clinical use of this technique, and applications in underwriting are discussed.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting covers individual disability including the definition of disability, occupational definitions, replacement ratios, social insurance offsets and contract provisions. It also reviews trends in product design and underwriting.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses the current developments related to U.S. Social Security and the Canadian governmental disability programs and their impact on today's disability insurance market, financial underwriting for group and individual disability income products and new disability experience and valuation tables. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4A