Description: This discussion looks at the main trends in substandard insurance, including: changes in medical impairments subject to substandard ratings or declination, increased availability of substandard insurance and reinsurance, changes in occupational and special hazard ratings, and progress with offerings of substandard individual health and accident coverages.

Description: This panel discussion session looked at recent and proposed regulation of life insurance underwriting. Specific topics included: i. Problems with traditional underwriting classifications: privacy, disclosure, anti-discrimination, etc. 2. New and acceptable classifications: smoking, lifestyle, build, blood pressure, finances, etc. 3. Possible transition problems: existing policies, persistency, coordination of previous data with newer classes, etc.

Description: Presented at May 2005 Spring Meeting. Panelists discuss the insuring of the aging population in respect to assessment of the health of the insured and resulting mortality costs.

Description: Panelists discuss underwriting issues as they relate to: re-entry term products, preferred/standard-risk classifications, single-premium products, simplified-issue markets, and jumbo face amounts requiring careful financial underwriting and care about alcohol and drug abuse. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Description: This is a discussion from the June 2000 meeting of the Society of Actuaries in San Diego, looking at the evolution of e-commerce for the insurance business.

Description: Discussion of the following underwriting topics: A. What elements are being taken into consideration in current underwriting of risks in or subject to military service? B. What changes have occurred recently in the amount limits for the double indemnity benefit? Is accident insurance considered in applying such limits? C. What underwriting problems have arisen in connection with the income disability benefit which matures the policy at an age such as 65? In what respect is this benefit underwritten differently from the $5 per $1,000 lifetime income disability clause? D. What are the advantages and disadvantages of issuing ordinary insurance at ages over 65?

Description: From the 1960 Transactions Vol. 12 No. 32, this ‘Discussion of Subjects of Special Interest’ addresses the ordinary insurance underwriting topics of “guaranteed issue” and potential antiselection of business insurance vs. personal insurance at time of retirement.

Description: From a session at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999 Panel examines differences in risk assessment and underwriting that may be involved with doing business in a foreign country.