Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 45PD, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. The panelists note that as new channels like the Internet, work-site marketing and direct marketing become more important, understanding the regulatory environment is essential, and nontraditional distribution, direct marketing, direct sales and telemarketing are increasingly subjected to new forms of regulations at the federal, as well as at the state, levels. The speakers cover the legal aspects of e-signature and voice signature, HIPAA authorization requirements, telemarketing rules, such as the federal “Do Not Call” legislation and other privacy issues. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

Description: From session 74PD at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999. Panelists explore the features, uses, and market for buyers of survivorship life products.

Description: This session presents a panel of actuarial entrepreneurs who have started their own businesses. Discussion includes the determination of services, billing issues, determination of success, insurance coverages, necessary resources, and the management of intangibles. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 1.

Description: From a session at the Spring meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Antonio, Texas, June 14-15, 2004. Panel members from the sales and marketing disciplines discussed their best and worst experiences in bringing an innovative product to market and share insights on how to best develop a working relationship within the product development team.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Credit insurance, long the mainstay in this venue, is being supplanted by a vast array of products designed to meet the particular needs of borrowers without the encumbrance of regulation. This session discusses the activity in this segment of the insurance industry as well as concepts that might transfer to other related instruments.

Description: Using the recently released Credit Disability Table as a case study, the panelists in this session 134PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting describe the process of developing and adopting a standard table. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 134PD.

Description: Presented at May 2005 Spring Meeting. Panelists discuss the current status since the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley bill, outlook for bank distribution of insurance products, and experiences with bank-insurer conglomerations.

Description: In this session 152 PD of the New York Annual Meeting panelists discuss some of the continuing challenges facing credit disability insurance, and some promising recent trends. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.