Description: This is a final report to estimate the total economic cost of obesity. This study looks at the economic costs of obesity caused by increased need for medical care, and loss of economic productivity resulting from excess mortality and disability. The Society of Actuaries breaks out the economic cost of overweight versus obesity for the U.S. and for Canada.

Description: New for 2017, we are introducing a series of articles by experienced industry professionals who are relatively new to long-term care (LTC).

Description: The article discovers that mortality is higher for females than for males at higher ages, and suggests "stress" as the explanation. It then discusses mental illness research, including recovery therefrom.

Description: Disabled lives reserves for waiver of premium claims represent significant liabilities for group life insurers who, for the past 35 years, have relied on the 1970 Intercompany Group Life Disability Experience Table. The 2005 Group Term Life Waiver Reserve Table is the replacement. This paper includes an overview of the process and the related findings from this work.

Description: State regulators' review of predominant LTC Risks after review of year-end AG51 reports.

Description: Data request for Group Term Life Mortality Study for years 2007-2009.

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

Description: New for 2017, we are introducing a series of articles by experienced industry professionals who are relatively new to long-term care (LTC).

Description: A recent Society of Actuaries study calculates safety and stability for current Long Term Care Insurance premiums.

Description: A Discussion of why female mortality is higher than male mortality at higher ages.