Description: This session from the 1992 Valuation Actuary Symposium looks at issues concerned with Life and Annuity Valuation, specifically meeting the 50 States Requirements, meeting the NAIC Actuarial Guidelines of valuation requirements, Guideline XXX and its implications and the use of new optional 15-year select factors to be applied to the 1980 CSO.

Description: This session discussion is about the government fiscal policies and the budget deficit. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: This 1978 session focused on regulatory considerations in Group Health Insurance focused on the following questions: 1. What is the impact of National Health Insurance and Federal Hospital Cost Control? 2. What is the impact of non-discrimination legislation and regulation? 3. What is the impact of recent OASDI financing changes and changes in mandatory retirement age? 4. What is the future of multi-employer trusts and self-insurance?

Description: This article summarizes the following insurance-related legal cases from 1951 and 1952: 1. Incontestable Clause-Effect of Death Within Period: Prudential Insurance Company v. Ruby, 2. Premium Tax-Annuity Considerations: Corporation Commission v. Equitable Life Assurance Society, 3. Murder of Insured by Beneficiary-Rights of Contingent Beneficiary: Beck v. West Coast Life Insurance Company, 4. Double Indemnity-Right to Autopsy-Demand within Reasonable Time: Reardon v. Mutual Life Insurance Company, 5. Insurance Commissioner-Limitations of Authority-Revocation of Company's License to do Business: Bankers Life and Casualty Company v. Cravey, 6. Effective Date of Policy-Date for Payment of Renewal Premiums: Lentin v. Continental Assurance Company, 7. Group Insurance-Bank Depositors: Mutual Bank & Trust Company v. Shaffner, 8. Killing of Insured by Beneficiary-Rights of Contingent Beneficiary: Bullock v. Expressmen's Mutual Life Insurance Company, 9. Aviation Exclusion-Conflict with Incontestable Statute: Jordan v. Western States Life Insurance Company, 10. Creditors' Rights-Endowment Contract-Exemption Statute: Fox v. Swartz, 11. Settlement Option-Testamentary Disposition: Hall v. Mutual Life Insurance Company, and 12. Aviation Exclusion-Aeronautic Flight: Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Reed. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1952, Vol. 4, No. 8.

Description: This meeting session presented a discussion on the effect of new federal policies as of 1982 on medical insurance. Topics include cost shifting, employers contributions, rebates, vouchers, and provider negotiation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 8, No. 2

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the May 1982 SOA meeting in Colorado Springs, presented a discussion on the effect of new federal policies on medical insurance. The discussion included federal cost shifting and pro-competition consumer choice bills. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 8, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers the deregulation that has already occurred within financial industries including banking regulations regarding underwriting and selling insurance and some insight into possible future deregulation.

Description: This session discusses what will happen to supplemental coverages under health care reform. Topics include traditional group ancillary benefits, health care reform supplements, and traditional individual/group niche products? From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Antonio. This session gave Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department an opportunity to address specific issues of their choice. Topics included: 1. Nondiscrimination regulations under 401a17. 2. Separate line of business regulations. 3. IRS determination letter. 4. Examination program. 5. Modifications recently made to help plan sponsors cope with the myriad of rules and regulations for which they have to amend their plans.

Description: This is a series of reports on topics including: 1. Recent legislative developments, 2. Report on Joint Actuarial Committee Meeting, and 3. Position statement by Robert J. Myers. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries, Vol 22, Pt. 2, No. 63.