Description: The devastation wrought by opioid related deaths is national news. This article looks at the details behind the statistics.

Description: This section presents book reviews and summarizes recent publications on subjects that include U.K. social insurance, financing of hospital care, state examinations of life companies, approximate valuation of life and health insurance, mortality forecasting, and valuing estate tax.

Description: The SOA is pleased to make available the full report and an overview report highlighting findings for the biennial survey, Risks and Process of Retirement.

Description: With the increase of membership in Blue Cross / Blue Shield, this paper presents the practices and experience under the plans using the United Medical Service, Inc as a model. Transactions of SOA Vol. 6, No. 14

Description: This paper suggests that many problems in health insurance pricing can be solved by requiring a minimum mandatory paid-up period [i.e., premium period shorter than insurance period], and by encouraging insureds to persist by providing them adequate pricing information. This will generate significant investment income for insuring programs and reduce the cost of insurance.

Description: This paper explores the legislation of Mass 65, the intent of which was to offer health benefits to persons aged 65 and older without evidence of insurability. From TRANSACTIONS OF SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES, 1962 VOL. 14 PT. 1, NO. 40.

Description: 2007 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey Report - Understanding and Managing the Risks of Retirement

Description: In this era of rising health care costs, numerous efforts have been made to link quality and cost through multiple approaches. This is a report of a study, conducted by MPRO under contract with the SOA, in which they evaluate whether quality pays or not in an inpatient setting by carefully selecting a few hospitals in Southeast Michigan and retrospectively calculating their return on investment [ROI] in quality improvement [QI] activities within their organization.

Description: To help the next generations to retire with financial security, financial services companies, employers, and financial advisors must do more. There are two paths to doing more: providing programs that work without individuals making choices on their own, and providing more education and encouragement. This paper is an attempt to move these efforts forward by presenting ideas for what consumers, employers, financial professionals, financial services companies, and government should do to help deal with the ongoing retirement challenges.