Description: This paper discusses the following cases: Rudolph V. United States- concerning taxability of agent convention travel, State Board Insurance v. Todd Shipyards Corporation- concerning premium tax for unlicensed insurers, United Services Life Insurance Company v. Delaney- concerning aviation restrictions in a life insurance policy, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Wood- concerning conditional approval, Hartford Live Stock Insurance Company v. Phillips- concerning livestock insurance with an undisclosed pre-existing condition, State Security Life Insurance Company v. Kinter- concerning the due date for monthly premiums to prevent lapsation.

Description: Examination of the distribution of insurance products by and through financial institutions, products, distribution options, etc. The marketing opportunity was addressed from several viewpoints - insurance company, marketing organization and financial institution.

Description: Presented at 1995 Valuation Actuary Symposium. Presents updates from the NAIC and its Life & Health Actuarial Task Force, and the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. This session presents an overview of the SOA cosponsored conference on fair value of insurance liabilities, including a comparison of some of the methods presented. The session also provides a status update of recent industry and professional activities and what the future may hold for the use of fair value of insurance liabilities in insurance company financial statements.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Attendees learn of recent financial reporting activity, including Actuarial Guideline MMMM, the new AICPA Standard Of Practice 'SOP' on Non-Traditional contracts, a new SOP on internal replacements, and treatment of annuities under proposed international accounting standards.

Description: This session is geared to give participants a keener insight into the post September 11 factors underlying health care cost trends and how others in the industry view the future of health care costs. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 4

Description: Panelists discuss the implications of 9 / 11 , such as disaster planning for business operations, geographic concentrations of risk, terrorism clauses, carrier response, legislative changes that may help carriers limit risk, accidental death-only programs, effects on health and disability costs, changes in practices and changes in claim incurrence and payments patterns. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3, Session 128

Description: This session discussed about expected trends in medical care costs, changes in Medicare reimbursement practices and their short- and long-term effects, the emerging responsibility for providing long-term care, rise of managed health care, new and old participants, selection issues, multiple options, and small group market.

Description: This presentation is a general session from the joint Society of Actuaries/Casualty Actuarial Society Meeting held April 10-11, 1978 in New York City. The panelists provide an update on the current environment for risk classification in both property/casualty and life insurance areas, including regulatory development and court cases. The speakers note there are at least eleven Federal Agencies administering bans against sex discrimination, although not all of these deal with retirement plans or insurance, and that various states have issued regulations which affect our ability to classify risks, and that the issues, social more than actuarial, will not go away. Discussion from Participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 4, No. 1.

Description: This panel discussion session examines the marketing and pricing considerations of group insurance in the 1980's.