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40 Insurance Trends for 2011, by Claude Penland of InsTrends.com

Reinsurance, Insurance Startups Trends, as presented by Claude Penland, Actuary

Actuarial Report Shows 21st Services’ Actual-to-Expected Ratio Is the Most Accurate Yet Reported in the Industry at 98.1%
21st Services, a leading provider of life expectancy evaluations to the life settlements industry, has announced that its latest independent actuarial report shows the actual-to-expected ratio on its LE evaluations is 98.1%. The ratio reflects the reliability of the company's life expectancy predictions.

Actuaries Believe More Transparency in the U.S. Healthcare System Would Help Bend the Cost Curve Downward
Society of Actuaries’ Survey Identifies Effective Ways to Reduce Cost Trends and Create a Sustainable Healthcare System

American Academy of Actuaries Underscores Position: Severing Individual Mandate from Market Reforms Will Lead to Adverse Selection
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries today reiterated its position on the issue of severability stated in its amicus curiae filing as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on whether, in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the guaranteed-issue and community-rating provisions can be severed from the Act's individual mandate. (Logo: ) In its January 27 amicus brief, the Academy informed the Court that, "However the Court rules on the constitutionality of the individual-mandate provision … the guaranteed-issue and community-rating provisions should stand or fall together with it."  This judgment stem ...

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ExpertPlan Continues Acquisition Growth by Purchasing TPA
Leading private label retirement plan recordkeeper ExpertPlan has acquired its second company - Actuarial Enterprises, Inc. (AEI), a third party administrator (TPA).

Inflation Ranks as Today's Top Retirement Concern, as Reported in New Survey
According to the Risks and Process of Retirement Survey Report, a new study from the Society of Actuaries (SOA), inflation is the top retirement concern. The report identifies other concerns among pre-retirees and retirees and offers actuarial approaches to manage those risks.

Tom Tomczyk Joins Buck Consultants Health and Productivity Practice
40-year veteran of the actuarial and benefits consulting industry joins Pittsburgh office of Buck Consultants

The Building Blocks of Life Insurance
What Is Life Insurance Life insurance provides protection against financial failure resulting from death