Description: This paper briefly outlines the methodology involved in the preparation of the national life tables for 1959-61. Then an analysis is made of past mortality trends and current mortality differentials by age, sex, and race.

Description: This paper first discusses the history of the legislation of the joint and survivor benefits for the uniformed service personnel. It then goes on to address the specific actuarial assumptions made and the formulas developed for applying these assumptions for adaptability to the UNIVAC. This paper closes with specific programming procedures involved in using the UNIVAC.

Description: This report presents multiple book reviews with chapter by chapter detail: 'Our Yesterdays: the History of the Actuarial Profession in North America, 1809-1979' by E. J. Moorhead, 'Actuarial Mathematics' by Bowers, Gerber, Hickman, Jones and Nesbitt, 'Actuarial Projections for the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program in the United States of America' by Andrews and Beekman, 'An Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance' by McCutcheon and Scott, 'On the Trail of Actuaries in Texas, 1844-1964' by Friedman and Friedman. 'From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1988, Vol. 40, Pt. 2.

Description: This article presents statistics on the growth of actuarial employment with Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans over the last 25 years.

Description: Commentary from Robert Myers regarding the apparent success of the actuarial cost estimating procedure for the Social Security program on its 40th anniversary.

Description: This meeting session, which occurred at the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Orlando, presented a discussion of U.S. Social Security issues. Questions discussed included: 1. What is the financial status of the Social Security program? 2. What changes have been recently adopted and what changes have been proposed? 3. How would these changes affect the private pension system costs and plan design? 4. What is the proper role of the actuarial profession regarding the Social Security program? Included discussion of the paper, Constant Replacement Ratios in Retirement: A Theoretical Approach,' by Barnet N. Berin and Anthony B. Richter.

Description: Full version of The Actuary, April 1997, Vol. 31, No. 4.

Description: Description of the consulting segment of the actuarial profession as it now exists in Canada and the United States, the environment in which it has developed, and some of the unresolved problems and possible future developments. Followed by discussion papers submitted by 2 authors

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1966 Annual Meeting is about various aspects of group life and health insurance including disclosure forms, interest rates, group life maximums, disability insurance, and Medicare.

Description: This session discussion is about current issues in U.S. social security and Medicare programs. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3B.