Description: Our three panelists represent a cross section of the health-care industry. The topics they will each discuss will include a range of broad to specific types of health-care innovation, and they will describe the process of showing value related to the innovation discussed. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 22, No. 2.

Description: With the creation of 'qualified' long-term-care plans behind us, companies now have additional information regarding interpretations from the Treasury Department, regulations and directives from insurance departments, and feedback from the consumer. This presentation from Session 128PD of the SOA 1999 San Francisco Annual Meeting looks at what has been learned in the past two years about long-term care insurance and what state and federal regulatory changes may be on the horizon. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 3.

Description: Panel discussion of varying views on: substandard underwriting with prudent pricing, qualified vs. nonqualified plans and the need for IRS clarifications, rate stabilization and aggressive pricing, noncancellable products and product features.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 2000 Las Vegas Spring Meeting discuss proposed changes to the NAIC model for Long Term Care Insurance designed to promote initial rate adequacy and decrease the role of rate increases in maintaining profitability.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting discusses product unbundling strategies, strategies for the development and marketing of services and products and the target markets for these products. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 1

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. Topics to be discussed include possible standards of practice relating to demutualizations and to changes to nonforeiture laws.

Description: 1996 VALUATION ACTUARY SYMPOSIUM. This session was an introduction to the symposium and provided commentary on activities in LHATFA.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This session updates actuaries on the current status of non-forfeiture law changes for life insurance. Panelists discuss the impact of these changes on product design, compensation, and other product features.

Description: From session 55PD of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists discuss current topics related to annuities. These topics include Equity Indexed Annuities, persistency, illustrations and product development. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 1998 Maui I Spring Meeting discuss the most current information on issues in the regulatory area that impact individual life and annuity products.