Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. This session presents case studies on the use of technology to solve some of the problems commonly encountered by actuaries in smaller companies.

Description: Presented at May 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed the differences in the reporting of product line and source of earnings results between insurers and banks and the practical problems which exist in interpreting gain by source or product-level.

Description: Discusses cost-benefit decision-making for acquiring electronic data-processing equipment and installation issues, ability of small companies to compete in pension trust arena, effectiveness of various agency compensation programs in stimulating sales and improving persistency, success of sales to substandard risks and rating methods, and pricing, reinsurance and experience with individual hospital and medical policies.

Description: This discussion looks at the approach for applying electronic computers to the operating practices of a company.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Discusses how marketers are pushing the distribution frontiers of insurance and financial services: technology utilized, what is successful, product and service implications.

Description: This discussion reviews progress made in the application of electronic data processing machines to smaller company operations as well as cost-benefit considerations.

Description: Discusses the successes and difficulties companies have had with the plan, methods most successful in securing bank cooperation, legal issues, persistency experience, etc.