Description: This discussion on underwriting looks at the evidence supporting rules requiring medical examinations, special heart reports as supplements to regular exams, home office urinalysis, electrocardiograms and chest X-rays, attending physician statements and inspection reports. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: Panelists will discuss considerations identified and the challenges encountered by companies in developing and using predictive models in the life insurance underwriting process.

Description: This report presents the compilation of data received from life companies responding to a survey on preferred risk underwriting and provides opinions of the Task Force on Preferred Underwriting with respect to future trends.

Description: These discussions at the 1959 Atlanta and San Francisco Regional Meetings look at underwriting issues including mortality experience under guaranteed issue, trends in salary allotment plans, underwriting expense, and mortality experience as a result of higher nonmedical limits.

Description: Topics will include the tricorder, telomeres and more

Description: The SOA, LIMRA and TAI jointly announce a new research project focusing on life insurance impact from COVID-19.

Description: This discussion at a 1959 Regional Meeting examines underwriting issues including expense reduction, nonmedical limits, and the use of inspection reports.

Description: This discussion examines underwriting and the minimum necessary or desirable and if more than one substandard rating class is practicable. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 33.

Description: This research report discusses simplified issue underwriting in life insurance. It examines recent developments, characteristics, challenges, current practices, assumptions and data elements.

Description: This article is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. The article identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss underwriting for occupations such as aviation, where traditionally additional charges over standard rates have been made. In light of improving mortality from occupational hazards, the participants discuss whether most occupations should be rated standard, and the impact of such changes.