Description: One of the first projects undertaken by Claim Analytics was to create a model to predict return to work for group insurance claimants with long term disabilities. This report, sponsored in part by the Society of Actuaries Health Section , is a case study on creating such a model.

Description: A contingency table is a set of counts or frequencies obtained by classifying observations in two or more different ways. Log-linear analysis is applied to disability terminations, linking them to variables such as sex, age, region and maximum benefit period. Application to risk classification and underwriting are outlines.

Description: Presents the results of the continuing study of the morbidity experience of Group Long Term Disability Insurance. Experience included in the report is for the period 1974 - 1978 and is predominantly that of employer-employee groups located in the U.S and is largely for plans that appear not to have been the result of bargaining.

Description: The purposes of this paper were to help determine the level of adequacy of the 1964 Commissioners Disability Table as a basis for reserving disabled lives, and to provide individual insurers with information that might aid them in their deliberations concerning reserve adequacy and reserve table modifications. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 32.

Description: This study provides 1970-1971 experience under loss-of-time policies.

Description: Submitted discussion paper on the paper, 'Monetary Values for Ordinary Disability Benefits' by Manuel B. Cueto.

Description: This paper presents and analyzes data on disability and disability termination rates from group waiver of premium, group disability income, individual loss-of-time business and the OASDI system. The paper also presents the differences in disability termination rates between male and female and the possible causes. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979, Vol. 31.

Description: This paper explores available disability experience data in order to shed some light on the character and extent of the subjective influences which affect the frequency and duration of disability. A mathematical model for computing disability income premiums and reserves is also presented.

Description: Panelists discuss trends for the group short-term disability STD industry, as well as issues of timely relevance to group STD actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Report of the Task Force to Recommend Morbidity Standards for Valuation of Credit Disability. The key recommendation was that a new morbidity standard for valuation of policy reserves be adopted based on the tables developed by the Task Force. The tables are developed from the 85CIDA tables with incidence rates increased by 12%.