Description: This webcast will take a deep-dive into the fastest growing segment of the long-term care planning marketplace–Hybrid Life/LTC Insurance. This discussion will provide insights from an actuary who has designed these plans, a carrier who is a leader in this market, and distributor (BGA). You'll learn more about positioning this planning, to key product features and better understand the sales process and consumer behavior.

Description: This article discusses how small insurance companies can get into the complex equity indexed market by using alliances wherein there is one primary company and one or more secondary companies. The primary company would perform all of the functions for itself and some of the functions for the secondary companies. The companies pool assets to reach critical mass.

Description: This session will provide an overview of the various types of critical illness and long term care plans in the U.S. market. It will highlight key factors to consider for effective product design and risk management for these types of products.

Description: In this editorial the author discusses how actuaries can help mitigate the impact of managed care lawsuits. Examples are provided. From: The Actuary, April 2000 – volume 34 - Issue 4.

Description: 1992 SOA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. This session on Long Term Care Insurance addressed the following topics: 1. Highlights of research that HIAA has completed on long-term care. 2. Regulatory developments of long-term care such as state legislation on nonforfeiture. 3. Congressional activity and tax policy. 4. Research on the affordability of various long-term-care products and nonforfeiture options.

Description: Long-term care policy buyouts have been discussed within the industry lately as an additional policyholder option alongside a premium rate increase. This article discusses potential advantages and disadvantages of long-term care policy buyouts from the perspective of insurance carriers, regulators, and policyholders. It also explores certain key actuarial considerations relating to long-term care policy buyouts including potential approaches to valuing a buyout, adverse selection, and reinsurance.

Description: Market Overview: As uncertainty continues to circulate about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) market may be a product niche worth understanding and is developing given its fit for issuer demands for stability now and investments that make sense for the long term.

Description: The REC is seeking researcher to submit one or more proposals to fulfill the strategic goals of the SOA through use of the REX Pool for funding new projects.

Description: Profile of an actuary in a non-traditional actuarial role: focusing on medical cost and analysis, both retrospective and prospective.

Description: Background on Medicaid and description of recent changes in the program.