Description: Panelists discuss different aspects of self-selection among Medicare options. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Rating agencies, investment bankers and insurance regulators discuss their views on how recent events, such as the economic climate, the war on terrorism, regulatory actions and initiatives and litigation affect health insurers and reinsurers. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 115

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

Description: Presenters discuss the differences between patient treatment protocols and length-of-stay guidelines, and some of the issues that payers confronted as the protocols were implemented. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: This panel discussion session focuses on the effects of consumerism and regulation on the health insurance industry in the United States and Canada. Includes legislation on non-discrimination, mandated benefits and special coverage such as credit & specified diseases. From Record of the SOA 1979 Vol. 5 No. 3

Description: Presented at April 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed: Definition of good and sufficient provision for unpaid and actuarial liabilities as used in the NAIC model bill, Actuary and auditor relationships in documentation, reasonableness of results, materiality, margins, and disclosure, Techniques for estimating unpaid claim liabilities, Reverse testing, Considerations regarding incurred date coding in establishing claim reserves, Reserving methodologies for alternative funding products, Reserves for catastrophic claims, Measurement, evaluation, and adjustment for claim department backlogs, changes in claim submission patterns, and environmental changes, etc.

Description: This is a panel discussion session on external influences on health insurance including cost shifting, regulatory issues, and economic influences. From the Record of the SOA 1983 Vol. 9 No. 2

Description: Discussion of anticipated marketing and pricing considerations of Group Insurance in the 1980's including: a. Regulatory environment including National Health Insurance b. Economic and growth potential c. Competition including Health Maintenance Organizations d. Technology e. Evolving role of employee benefits f. Products g. Pricing considerations h. Marketing approaches Also, discussion of the 1960's and the 1970's a. Major influences b. Benefit changes c. Alternate funding approaches 2. The 1980's environment a.

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: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This session presents and discusses the NAIC's model bill for risk-based capital as it relates to health insurance.