Description: Panelists examine various types of critical illness plans, its success in Canada and other markets, and the challenges and opportunities for the U.S. market.

Description: Cancer Insurance is among the latest products singled out for assault. Consumer advocates, Congressional committees, federal agencies and State insurance departments all have had their well-publicized say. Some of the last-named have wielded the executioner’s axe, prohibiting its issue. This article reviews the arguments against cancer insurance and rebuts them.

Description: Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch

Description: Voluntary health insurance coverage options are described including hospital indemnity, accident plans, disability insurance, and critical illness policies.

Description: After witnessing strong sales of similar products in Japan and the United Kingdom, a number of U.S. insurers have recently jumped aboard the critical illness insurance express and are developing this product for sale in the United States.

Description: This article announces the following reports on AIDS available from The Canadian Institute of Actuaries: 1. Memorandum covering AIDS from the Chairman of the Committee on Life Insurance Company Financial Reporting, 2. 1988 Guidance Notes for Valuation Actuaries, Report of the Subcommittee on Valuation, Task Force on AIDS, 3. First Report of the Subcommittee on Modeling, Task Force on AIDS, and 4. Second Report of the Subcommittee on Modeling, Task Force on AIDS, An Analysis of USA Data.

Description: Panel members provide an overview of current practices and breaking trends in the critical illness market. Topics for discussion include benefit design, pricing considerations, recent experience and long-term outlook for the product. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2, Session 47

Description: This session explores the aspects and the issues of offering a critical illness product in various markets, including individual, group, worksite and direct response. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3, Session 7

Description: The panelists in this session discuss the current state of the CI market in the United States and Canada as well as an overview of seveal other countries. Specific topics to be addressed include product features, marketing and producer issues. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 24

Description: Critical Illness Insurance properties, underwriting issues, finding incidence rates, regulation issues, Rate Calibration Formula. Issue No. 39