Description: Presented at April 1986 Spring Meeting. This session discusses how employers are trying to limit their risks under medical care plans and the implications of such strategies for carriers. This session considered the differences in the economic and random fluctuation risks, and the effectiveness of programs in controlling each.

Description: This is a discussion on group life and health products under conditions of inflation. It specifically highlights the development of alternative delivery systems such as Health Maintenance Organizations, the potential for further computerization of claim and record keeping, viability of new areas of coverage such as dental & vision and legal benefits, self-funding and administrative services only mechanisms, and the effect of inflation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1982, Volume 8, No. 1.

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1962 Jacksonville and Chicago Regional Meetings focuses group accident and health insurance. Issues discussed include premium structures, projecting experience and claims experience due to new coverage limitations.

Description: The following topics were discussed at concurrent sessions: 1. The Actuary's responsibilities- pensions, 2. Policy loan problems, 3. New forms of group insurance, and 4. Corporate financial management of mutual life insurance companies. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1974 Vol. 26, Pt. 2D, No. 75AB.

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?

Description: Relative to group medical plans, discusses: recognition given to effect on morbidity of various demographic factors, consideration given to inflation in making rate guarantees, consideration given to group size, and underwriting transfer cases.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting discusses group health insurance including the development of underwriting and cost strategies, companies getting out of the group business, limiting the risks such as inflation and high interest rates, marketing strategies and the use of group reinsurance. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 4.

Description: 1962 SOA Regional Meeting, Jacksonville. This is a discussion about the various impacts on group life insurance of the new Commissioners 1960 Standard Group Mortality Table. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2.

Description: Panel discussion of alternative approaches to the design of reserve standards, to include those topics discussed in several recent papers and committee reports.

Description: This panel discussion was presented at the SOA's May 1976 Meeting in Houston. The topics covered included: experience rating problems, group life problems, Long Term Disability issues, Association Group, and utilization of HMOs. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1976, Volume 2, No. 2.