Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1994 – Volume 28, No. 5 in which the author looks at the original estimates compared the actual estimates in regards to End Stage Renal Disease ESRD program.

Description: The paper 'Analysis of Basic Actuarial Theory for Fixed Premium Variable Benefit Life Insurance' by Messrs. Fraser, Miller, and Sternhell presents one approach to variable life insurance, and the discussions which follow it explore some alternative formulas for reserve calculations.

Description: Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. Discusses the new capabilities offered by Windows 95 from the perspectives of the end-user, software developer, and system administrator.

Description: This discussion covers the loss experience under superimposed plans compared with comprehensive plans, controls over increasing costs and the use of Relative Value Schedules, and deductible amounts and coinsurance provisions.

Description: Addresses U.K. actuarial discussion regarding “maturity guarantees”, i.e., the reserves necessary to support promises contained in investment-linked contracts.

Description: Discusses some of the more common software-design issues that can reduce the productivity of the software-development team and the software's adaptability to competitive market and statutory requirements.

Description: Evaluates the ability of various model types to automatically approximate various mathematical formulas. This can be used as a guide for feature engineering.

Description: With many pharmacy benefit plans now considering whether to add a 4th tier for high priced specialty drugs, review and discussion also needs to be given to the other end of the pharmacy cost spectrum to see how costs can be reduced by promoting lower cost over-the counter OTC drugs. From Health Watch News, September 2006, Issue No. 53.

Description: This article discusses The Compact is an agreement between member states to develop and use a single set of uniform standards as the guidelines to be followed for forms to be approved, including any actuarial-type requirements.

Description: Report featuring the annual studies of the mortality under standard Ordinary insurance. This report covers the intercompany experience from anniversaries in 1949 to anniversaries in 1950.