Description: This is a discussion about medical care insurance rating including morbidity, impact of group size and underwriting transfer cases. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1965, Vol. 17 Pt. 2, No. 47 AB

Description: This session discussion is about under 25 life group medical reform, model bills, state variations, congressional proposal, community rate implications, effect of RBRVS on provider fees and plan cost. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4A.

Description: This presentation is a Health Section meeting from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The session leader, the incoming chair of the section, covers administrative matters, and then the next speaker addresses a newly completed research project, sponsored by the Society and Health Section, on the variation by duration in small group medical insurance claim costs. The speakers then discuss current developments in small group reform, and the various parties involved, including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners [NAIC], and the Health Insurance Association of America [HIAA], and the work that has been done, including modeling to address the impact of a small group reform mechanism. The speakers discuss how the various parties' objectives can differ. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: This paper sets forth a standard of expected claim costs for Comprehensive Medical Expense plans together with the underlying rationale. This is known as the '1960 Tabular'. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15, Pt. 1, No. 41.

Description: This paper includes three discussions. The first is about permanent type insurance used as a substitute for group term insurance. The second discussion is about long-term disability experience, offsets and underwriting. The third discussion is about medical care expense insurance including experience, trends, impact of Medicare and COB. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1968, Vol. 20 Pt. 2, No. 57

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: This discussion on overinsurance focuses on speculative buying of life, AD&D, and disability insurance, the effect of expanded disability provisions in the Social Security Act on underwriting disability benefits, and the avoidance of overinsurance in medical benefits.

Description: The following topics were discussed at concurrent sessions: 1. Pension benefit security bill, 2. Variable insurance products, 3. Trends in hospital and medical care utilization, 4. Insurance distribution and marketing systems, 5. Deferred and incentive compensation, 6. Annual Statement accounting, 7. Social Security and employee benefits in western Europe, 8. Individual medical expense insurance, 9. Reserves and related problems for variable annuities and cost-of-living benefits, 10. Topics for consulting actuaries, 11. Profit and other objectives in group operations, and 12. Life insurance operations overseas- problems and opportunities. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1969 Vol. 21 Pt. 1 No. 61.

Description: This section presents book reviews and summaries of recent publications on a variety of topics.

Description: This 1979 session focused on group life topics. Topics included: 1. NAIC Model Group Life Insurance Law 2. Mass Marketing 3. Waiver of Premium/Extended Death Benefit 4. Financial Aspects a. Profitability b. Reserves e. Persistency/Mortality