Description: There is some reason to believe that the trend of life companies entering the A & S business will continue. Both the public and the government are becoming increasingly aware of the need and desirability for the widest possible coverage against the loss of income because of disability and against the cost of medical care. This should lead to an expansion of the market for A & S insurance which should attract still other companies to the field in the future. Followed by several discussion papers submitted

Description: This discussion focuses on forms of insurance protection for long-term disability provided under individual policies and various types of group policies. This panel also discuss the experience available for determination of premium rates and reserves under aforementioned polices. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, Pt. 2.

Description: This is a discussion about senior citizens' policies and how they compare to other policies. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: In this paper, the authors created a mathematical model which reflects typical relativities by age, duration of disablement, and deferment period for disability risk. The paper is followed by discussions submitted by various reviewers.

Description: This report discusses the use of a basic table of net annual claim costs for hospital and surgical expense insurance as adopted by the NAIC in 1956 to be used as a minimum reserve standard for loss-of-time benefits. It is the intention of this paper to outline the characteristics of the table, to discuss the factors which influence reserve considerations, and to describe suitable methods of determining active and disabled life reserves for the types of benefit provisions now most generally offered. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1965, Vol. 17, Pt. 1, No. 49.

Description: Presented at April 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed new disability tables being proposed to the NAIC for valuation. Discussion covered history of the development of the tables and Barnhart's proposal for a change in method for determining the statutory minimum LTD open claim reserves.

Description: The Joint Committee on Health Insurance appointed a subcommittee, known as Task Force 4, to study the problems of reserves for accident and health insurance. The final report of the Task Force, including basic tables of net annual claim costs for hospital and surgical expense insurance, was adopted by the NAIC at its December 1956 meeting. This article contains the Task Force's final report [included as Appendix A] and 30 Tables for use in valuing hospital and surgical expense insurance in accordance with the recommendations of Task Force 4. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1957, Vol. 9, No. 25.