Description: Discussion of new individual life, annuity and disability product developments designed to meet conditions in today's market. This article was presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 The panel explored the following question: With all the consolidation in the health insurance business, what can an actuary do to maintain marketability of his or her skills?

Description: Discussion of LTC insurance product developments being spurred by recent demographic and regulatory trends, especially combination products such as LTC benefits with disability income, annuities, and life insurance. Several viable product styles are considered, along with the pros and cons of each.

Description: Panel discussion of varying views on: substandard underwriting with prudent pricing, qualified vs. nonqualified plans and the need for IRS clarifications, rate stabilization and aggressive pricing, noncancellable products and product features.

Description: Panel discussion on inflation's impact on business procedures, contingency plans, long-term benefit levels, and determination of financial reporting items such as future reserves, surplus levels, operating expenses, and net gains. Presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles.

Description: Panelists debate the pros and cons of revising our nonforfeiture laws for life insurance, with input from the audience. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 4A.

Description: This discussion is on asset management for an insurance company, including issues of varying investment strategies for different product lines through various asset segmentation approaches, management of the assets supporting surplus, and asset/liability risk management considerations

Description: Panel discussion of alternative approaches to the design of reserve standards, to include those topics discussed in several recent papers and committee reports.

Description: This meeting session was held at the SOA's 1975 Annual Meeting in Bal Harbour. The topic presented was the public role of the actuary. Questions addressed were: A. Should the actuarial profession be more active in social issues? B. Do actuarial principles exist and should they be codified? C. How should actuaries react to the various publics they serve? D. Will the actuary evolve into a generalist who evaluates risks, whatever form they take? From the 1975 Record, Vol. 1, No. 4.

Description: Panelists discuss the Balanced Scorecard system, which measures corporate performance in four areas: financial performance, customer perspectives, internal business processes, and learning/growth. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.