Description: Seems actuarial representation is greater than could be randomly expected in road racing and track and field events.

Description: This paper reviews the current state of the AIDS epidemic and the impact on non-drug-using heterosexuals. This paper shows that for most heterosexuals, the risk of becoming infected with the AIDS virus by sexual contact is insignificant compared with many other risks of life. The paper presents some recommendations for AIDS education and other perspectives. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1992, Vol. 44.

Description: This paper is an attempt to examine transmission and incubation period models. Results are used to estimate the risk of HIV+ exposure of an individual company and the resulting reserve needs. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1989, Vol. 41.

Description: This paper presents a model of the progression of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome [AIDS] epidemic in the United States. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1989, Vol. 41.

Description: Presentation of proposals that are designed to further improve actuarial education by anticipating educational needs based on future change in the nature of actuarial work. The paper is divided into three sections: I. Current and Past Education of Actuaries II. Actuaries as Customers for Education and III. The Future Educational Needs of Actuaries and How These Needs Might Be Implemented. Followed by several submitted discussion papers.

Description: This paper discusses a brief history of policy loans, a description of the problems being experienced by companies and possible solutions. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1977, Vol. 29.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session discussion is about the impact of RBC on product design. Topics included: 1. An overview of the regulatory aspects of RBC. 2. How to incorporate RBC into the pricing of insurance products. 3. The small company perspective 4. The application of marginal RBC analysis. 5. A preliminary analysis on RBC covariance between product lines.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss the National Association of Insurance Commissioners [NAIC] development of a risk-based capital requirement, and the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association [CLHIA] Minimum Continuing Capital and Surplus Requirements [MCCSR]. They discuss the history of risk-based surplus, recent developments in Canada and various US states, the rating agencies, bank and international requirements, impetus for change, regulatory activity, and the limitations and difficulties of a mandated industry wide formula. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4A.

Description: Presentation at May 1996 Spring Meeting Discusses evaluating yield needs and whether the expected net return will outweigh the RBC/rating agency penalty of added surplus requirement, the effect of factoring in volatility, the utility of using assets with high RBC requirements, and the amount limits on various assets.

Description: This paper by the SOA Committee on HIV research builds on past work to show three projections of the future of the AIDS epidemic. These scenarios can provide information to actuaries in considering the financial impact of AIDS for life and health insurance. The paper develops general population AIDS mortality rates related to the three scenarios. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.