Description: This session summarizes recent trends in behavioral health parity, pros and cons of parity, the impact of mandated benefits on near-term medical costs and methods to effectively manage mental health utilization. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 1, Session 81

Description: Successful actuarial entrepreneurs at this session of the 2004 SOA Annual Meeting present the issues they face and their secrets to success.

Description: The presenters at this session of the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting discuss the results of a recent Society of Actuaries survey on simplified issue products to explain the current state of the simplified issue market. A case study of what is expected to be a next generation underwriting product is reviewed.

Description: Proposals and ideas are discussed with regard to pension accounting standards. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3.

Description: This panel discussion was presented at the SOA's 1976 Spring Meeting in Washington D.C. The discussion focuses on the economic outlook in 1976.

Description: This session from the 1976 Fall SOA meeting is about pension plan problems of state, provincial and local governments included topics are differences between public and private plans, in particular the funding difficulties of the New York City pension plan.

Description: The session is about maximizing cost efficiency of mainframe computers used at life insurance companies. From the 1976 Record, Vol. 2, No. 4.

Description: This session from the 1976 SOA Fall Meeting discusses existing and suggested life insurance products - adjustable life - which adjust to changes in need for coverage and changes in ability to pay. It compares adjustable life to universal life.

Description: This 1978 session looked at the intersection of social and private insurance including: 1. Social insurance involvement in casualty and property coverages 2. Impact of social insurance and individual disability insurance 3. Social insurance impact on private retirement plans in the United States 4. Social insurance impact on private retirement plans and on individual insurance plans in Canada

Description: This 1978 session focused on regulatory considerations in Group Health Insurance focused on the following questions: 1. What is the impact of National Health Insurance and Federal Hospital Cost Control? 2. What is the impact of non-discrimination legislation and regulation? 3. What is the impact of recent OASDI financing changes and changes in mandatory retirement age? 4. What is the future of multi-employer trusts and self-insurance?