Description: Panel discussion focusing on managing health care costs.

Description: Panelists were members of the Actuary of the Future/Future of the Actuary Task Force of the Society of Actuaries [SOA]. They discussed the topics in their report to the SOA Board of Governors that related to a description of the current profession, the demand for actuaries in the 21st Century, what actuaries will be doing in the 21st Century, and implications for the selection, education, and training of actuaries. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Description: Panelists and audience engage in a discussion about how to address – and how not to address – the basic financial-income needs of people in the U.S. after they have retired from a productive work life. Considers the current Social Security system in the U.S. and the systems in other countries. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. In this session Dr. William Freund, chief economist emeritus of the New York Stock Exchange and former chief economist at the Prudential, shared his perspective on the economic outlook.

Description: This 1981 session concerned Actuaries and the Media. Topics included: 1. How do the media decide what is newsworthy? 2. What makes news, and how is it defined, both for the general public and a specific industry? 3. What makes news from the actuarial profession? 4. Why is a story news today but not news tomorrow? 5. What variables are involved in making news, and how do these change from day to day and from publication to publication? 6. How do the media cover public issues? 7. What do the media look for in interviews and background information? From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 2.

Description: This 1981 session dealt with Influencing Legislation and Regulation including: I. The legislative and regulatory processes. 2. What are hearings? What is their purpose, and who participates? 3. A look at how an actuary can affect the process. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 2.

Description: This session discussed three dramatic shifts in everyday economic relationships: 1 From matter to information, 2 From firms to individuals, and 3 From sellers to buyers. The instructor discussed application service providers and their impact on the economy and the Internet.

Description: Panelists discuss issues arising from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1.

Description: Panelists, representing commercial carriers and large and small independent carriers, discuss what changes they envision in the industry of health maintenance organizations [HMOs]. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 4A.

Description: This presentation is a teaching session, number 98TS, from the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The financial services industry is changing rapidly. Thirty years ago the industry made its profits from mortality and expense margins in premiums. Fifteen years ago it was interest margins on fixed annuities and universal life. Today profits come from fees on variable products, interest margin on fixed products, and mortality on term insurance. The instructors look to the future and discuss where profits will come from 10 years from now. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.