Description: This 1981 session reviewed the relationship of group and individual insurance. Topics include differences in underwriting, legal constraints, marketing and distribution, and the nature of guarantees provided

Description: 1993 SOA Meeting, Quebec. This session is about solvency issues of life insurance companies in other countries, regular standards, role of the actuary and examination of past experience. Topics addressed: 1. Regulation as an entry barrier or even as a barrier to staying in a country. 2. Developments in the European Community, particularly in the U.K with respect to solvency issues.

Description: This panel discussion lookas at various marketing distribution systems for life insurance including structure, compensation, and profitability.

Description: This 1991 panel discussion is about delivering adequate universal health coverage. The panelists discuss the Canadian national health care system, Oregon's plan to seek a Medicaid waiver to implement a new format within which health care will be reimbursed, and the American Medical Association's [AMA's] Health Access America reform proposal. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4A.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, Orlando. This session is a brief summary and discussion comparing the role of the appointed actuary in different countries including the following: 1. Responsibilities. 2. To whom does the appointed actuary report? 3. Who sets the rules/standards? 4. Potential personal liabilities. 5. How well is the system working?

Description: Full version of Risks & Rewards Newsletter, August 2005, Issue No. 47.

Description: This 1981 session focused on Public Issues Involving Actuaries. Issues included how actuaries can influence public policies and the importance of effective interaction with government in the next decade. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 2.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss the duties and responsibilities of appointed actuaries, including compliance with qualification standards and actuarial standards of practice. They discuss the United States, where new regulations were recently adopted by the National Association of insurance Commissioners [NAIC], developments in Canada, where new legislation is expected to pass, and also world practice, looking at Europe and the U.K. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: This session discussion was about the North America Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States: Expectations, status, opportunities and implications with respect to professional mobility, financial institution reform, social security systems, and employee benefit plans.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. This session discussed the relevant issues affecting codes of conduct, setting of standards, discipline, education, and accreditation.