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 Scott Gibson, FSA, of our Dallas office, will be a panelist for the Investor's Roundtable, Life Settlements & Longevity Products, at the 11th Insurance Linked Securities Summit in the Cayman Islands in February.
Tom Handley, FSA, of our Kansas City office, gave a presentation on ACOs/COOPs: An Actuarial Analysis and Cost Considerations at the AAMSE ACO/COOP Summit in Boston in July.
Leon Langlitz, FSA, of our Kansas City office, gave an Actuarial Update at the National Alliance of Life Companies (NALC) 2011 Fall Conference in Park City, Utah, in September.
Roger Annin, FSA, FIA, of our London & Kansas City offices, and Scott Gibson, FSA, of our Dallas office, were panelists at The Life Settlements Conference 2011 in Las Vegas sponsored by Deal Flow Media in September.
- Roger Annin: Session on "Life Expectancies: How Are Fund Managers Analyzing Mortality Estimates?".
- Scott Gibson: Session on "Texas: Why is the Lone Star State Such a Magnet for Alleged Life Settlement Frauds?"
Roger Annin, FSA, FIA, of our London & Kansas City offices, spoke on "Many Facets of Due Diligence" at the LISA 2011 Compliance Conference in Atlanta in October. Roger discussed financial due diligence as it relates to portfolio and policy acquisitions.
Leon Langlitz, FSA, of our Kansas City office, presented at Session 31 - WRM Workshop for Small Companies with Max Rudolph of Rudolph Financial Consulting, LLC at the SOA 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibit in Chicago in October.
Terry Long, FSA, of our Kansas City office, John Palmer of First Consulting and Administration, and Ralph Spaulding of Hinman Straub P.C. were part of a panel discussion on "Product Innovation - Creating and Managing Innovative Product Development" for Session 21 - Fostering an Innovative Environment at the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP) Annual Conference in Orlando in September.
Tom Handley, FSA, of our Kansas City office, gave a presentation on Historical Trends in Health Care Costs - 1960 to Present for Session 17 PD - Current Medical Trend Drivers at the SOA 2011 Health Meeting in Boston in June. He was quoted in the "SOA Speakers Bring the Numbers" article that appeared in the Life & Health National Underwriter on June 14, 2011.
Lewis & Ellis' health actuaries consult with both insurance companies and insurance departments. Thus we're active both in developing products and in reviewing rate filings. Recently we assisted Iowa with rate reviews and were mentioned in the article "Insurance official cuts back Wellmark rate hike" that appeared in The Des Moines Register on January 29, 2011.
Steve Bryson, FSA, of our Dallas office, has written the article Nondiscrimination Testing for Group Health Plans, which explains how the eligibility and benefit nondiscrimination rules that previously applied only to self-insured plans will soon apply to insured plans as well. A link to this article was included in the January 21, 2011 issue of the BenefitsLink Health & Welfare Plans newsletter.
L&E has had its GSA Schedule Contract Number GS-23F-0083N under Schedule Number 520 - Financial and Business Solutions extended by the GSA for another five year period. Our service area is actuarial services. The contract award period is from Dec. 12, 2007 through Dec. 11, 2012. Interested parties can check out our GSA Advantage Contractor Catalog.
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