Description: This presentation is a concurrent session from the Society of Actuaries Meeting held May 18-19, 1978 in Dearborn, Michigan. The panelists discuss the implications of the Privacy Study Commission's recommendations, legislative developments, the Academy Task Force Report on Risk Classification, the question of whether the profession should we take an amicus curiae position in risk classification court cases, and whether traditional state anti-discrimination laws need to be made more specific. Discussion from Participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 4, No. 2.

Description: This article is a detailed review and discussion of “The Report on Actuarial Principles and Practical Problems with Regard to Non-forfeiture Requirements, Society of Actuaries, January, 1976.” The author of the article notes that It is an important report which should be read by all members of the Society irrespective of their professional affiliations, and in its present form the report is primarily an exposure draft and the Committee will therefore, welcome comments as to its content and recommendations prior to the discussion of the report scheduled for the Houston and Chicago SOA meetings.

Description: This article describes some implications of increasing government intervention in the industry, such as the potential to eliminate the industry's ability to classify risk due to anti-discrimination laws and pressure to expand social 'insurance' programs