Description: September’s Actuary contained an excellent summary by Drew Davidoff of renewal rating for small group medical business. Among the techniques he describes are age, sex, and area rating, experience rating using credibility, experience rating using tiers, examination of the diagnoses in the claim file, and initial and reentry medical underwriting.

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is about the market, products/plan design, administration, underwriting and types of delivery systems.