Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, San Francisco. This session was about the underwriting and health considerations associate with tobacco use. Detection techniques and cigarette smoking versus tobacco use were also addressed.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5 in Colorado Springs. The panelists discuss the potential impacts of recent and prospective legislation on flexible benefit programs, pricing and underwriting considerations in a flexible benefit environment, managed care and flexible benefits, and meeting the challenges that confront employers with flexible benefit programs. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 3A.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Spring Meeting addresses risk selection and classification and wellness-related issues. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: This article was presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in Los Angeles. discussion of the actuarial techniques required to combat the impact of inflation on both Group Life and Health insurance, including possible increases in premium rates and how to communicate these to clients.

Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. This is Table 1 Product/Channel Directory that is associated with Building Bridges with Session 136IF: Building Bridges with Alternative Marketing Methods

Description: Summary: Panelists give their views on topics including current pricing trends, profitability, current updates, underwriting practices, consolidation in the marketplace, regulatory activities, and the outlook for the future. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 1, Session 119IF of the Dallas Spring Meeting.

Description: This is the general session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting with keynote speaker, Dr. J. Craig Venter who discusses sequencing the human genome, dog genome and mouse genome and the impact on the practice of medicine. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: This panel discussion, which occurred at the October 1982 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., presented a discussion on management strategies in today's group insurance market. Strategies discussed included: a. Coping with economic cycles, b. The cost shifting problem,c. Organizational structure, d. Administrative requirements, e. Marketing strategies, f. Product design and costs. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 8, No. 4.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers the reasons sponsors implement cafeteria plans, basic design options, measuring experience, the cost of options and the pros and cons of cafeteria plans.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Toronto Meeting discusses adding elements of flexibility to a conventional employee benefits program, flexible spending accounts and integrating a 401k plan into a flexible benefits program. Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4A