Description: This document is the third Intercompany Study of the Society of Actuaries Long Term Care Experience Committee. Previous reports were published January 1995 and February 2000. This report, as well as the previous two, has data gathered that dates back to 1984. Data has been combined and analyzed from eighteen organizations 21 insurers that provided information to further the knowledge of long term care insurance.

Description: Employer and payers need to actively seek change in the system of mental health care deliveryoperational, clinical, and financial change. From Financing Chronic Care Monograph, M-HB05-1.

Description: Designing and Pricing LTCI Combination Products by Carl L. Friedrich from Long-Term Care Newsletter, December 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: This article provides an overview of critical illness insurance: history, product description, and the three primary ways to offer critical illness coverage in the United States. This article also contains an illustration of an issue age premium rate calculation, as well as product features and rating applications specific to the various types of critical illness coverage.

Description: This paper is a primer for actuaries with limited experience in accessing and using public data sets. From Small Talk Newsletter, November 2005, Issue No. 25.

Description: This article describes the activities and results of an SOA Task Force on Expansion of Mortality and Morbidity Statistics which was formed to review the mortality and morbidity research undertaken and the statistics published outside the recognized actuarial organizations.

Description: This report provides information on other mortality and morbidity data sources to consider. Some of these data sources are rich and complex. This report provides an overview of the data sources’ characteristics and a roadmap to delving into their details.

Description: This paper reviews the current state of the AIDS epidemic and the impact on non-drug-using heterosexuals. This paper shows that for most heterosexuals, the risk of becoming infected with the AIDS virus by sexual contact is insignificant compared with many other risks of life. The paper presents some recommendations for AIDS education and other perspectives. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1992, Vol. 44.

Description: Results of a Survey of JRMS members re claims changes due to COVID

Description: The results of the Large Group Medical Claims Study will be presented. Twenty-six insurers participated and nearly 200,000 claims were studied. Factors of the study included plan type, deductible level, hospitals versus other charges, age and gender of claimant, diagnosis, and ZIP code. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.