Description: This is a discussion of the paper, The Mortality of Industrial Policyholders 1950 to 1955 by Edward A. Lew and Mortimer Spiegelman. From Transactions of Society of Actauries 1957, Vol. 9, No. 24.

Description: Reflections on aging populations.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1960: 1. 'Health Insurance' by E. J. Faulkner, 2. 'The Elements of Group Insurance' by G. N. Watson, 3. 'Legal Protection of Private Pension Expectations' by E. W. Patterson, and 4. 'Economic and Financial Aspects of Social Security' by J. H. Richardson. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, No. 35 AB.

Description: This paper examines occupation, social class and living conditions in relation to mortality. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 33.

Description: A paper analyzing cause of death population statistics. Discussion of sources of reporting data with respect to both occupation at death and cause of death especially when there are multiple causes. In the present paper the writer attributes much of the confusion in medical literature on mortality trends to the emphases placed on coronary disease as a cause of death. However, regarding the group of diseases known on the North American Continent as cardiovascular-renal disease the author establishes that the medical and other professions do experience a definitely higher mortality from this disease. Followed by 2 discussion papers submitted

Description: This discussion on overinsurance focuses on speculative buying of life, AD&D, and disability insurance, the effect of expanded disability provisions in the Social Security Act on underwriting disability benefits, and the avoidance of overinsurance in medical benefits.

Description: This is a discussion about employee benefit plans after retirement. The following questions are addressed: 1. To what extent are death benefits and medical benefits for employees and dependents kept in force after the employee retires?, 2. Where there is a continuation of such benefits for a retired employee or his dependent, what special problems can result from remarriage or reemployment, or in the event of the enactment of a federal plan?, 3. What methods of paying for or funding such costs are used?, and 4. What are the tax implications to both the employee and employer of the various approaches? Also discussed are insured vs. non-insured plans and valuation standards for pension plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2.

Description: This paper examines the development of inflation and the dilemma the life insurance business faces. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1958, Vol. 10, No. 28.

Description: This report is a brief summary of a symposium held in Sweden in March 1972, initiated and sponsored by the Swedish insurance companies which discusses the side effects of the development of modern chemical industry and the exposure of living organisms to a variety of chemicals in the environment. The danger of the long term effects on health are addressed.

Description: Article from The Actuary, April 1972 – volume 6 - Issue 4 deals with the effects of aging on activities physical and mental and attitudes satisfactions.