Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussion was about reporting relationship, organizational structure/changes, accounting concerns/techniques, communication, and personnel impacts.

Description: Discussion of the attitudes of consumers and consumerists regarding the life insurance industry and its products and a discussion of opportunities for improvement Topics include: 1. Disclosure to existing policyholders 2. Policy loan problems, including the policy replacement problem 3. dividend determination practices and 4. deceptive sales practices in the llfe insurance business.

Description: Discussion of the current business environment, the profile of the actuary who can meet these needs, directions corporations will take in the 21st century, economic and demographic trends that will affect the environment and markets over the next decade. The panelists discussed the need to be pro-active in shaping the environment.

Description: Discussion of asset coinsurance, including how the arrangements work, risks involved, goals of transactions, relationship issues between the ceding and assuming companies, and regulatory issues.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 This session covers current issues in reinsurance treaty wording including: · Claims wording · Insolvency wording of the direct company and of the reinsurer · Are the reinsurer rates guaranteed? · Does the treaty follow the NAIC model regulation?.

Description: From a session at the Spring meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Antonio, Texas, June 14-15, 2004. Panel members from the sales and marketing disciplines discussed their best and worst experiences in bringing an innovative product to market and share insights on how to best develop a working relationship within the product development team.

Description: A discussion of the Morris Review in the UK: a government-requested review of the actuarial profession in the U.K.

Description: Background on, and best practices guidelines for dealing with, bid reviews and audits for Medicare Advantage plans.

Description: This article describes the results of three years of work by Blue Shield of California to collaborate with hospitals and physician organizations to reduce cost and improve quality for commercial populations in targeted geographies.

Description: This article features a test of your email etiquette that will help you polish your professional image.