Description: This 1973 report is a sex-distinct summary of the relevant mortality experience for the general population, for insured lives, and for life annuitants.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, 'A Convenient Method of Providing for Mortality Improvement Based on the a-1949 Table' by James E. Hoskins. Discusses seriousness of errors that can develop under certain circumstances, provides a formula for adjusting by modes of payment, discusses circumstances in which differences between Hoskins' method and Projection B is greater than in the example used in the paper, etc.

Description: Summary of panel discussion which looked at the implications for life insurance companies of the increasing interest in equity forms of savings, as evidenced by the growth of mutual funds, employer sponsored employee thrift plans and the establishment of installment purchase plans for common stocks.

Description: This study examines the persistency of deferred annuities on a contract anniversary basis for 1992 and 1993 anniversaries. One purpose of this study is to analyze the surrender activity of deferred annuities by selected product, customer, and distribution characteristics. This study is the first to examine surrender activity of all types of deferred annuities.

Description: This discussion looks at the projection factors set forth in the Jenkins-Lew paper and the implications with respect to individual annuities, life income settlement options and group annuities. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This paper sets out the basic principles of federal income taxation of annuity payments, together with the general rules for determining which of two possible methods must be used and the general formulas to be used. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1968, Vol. 20, Pt. 1, No. 58.

Description: This discussion looks at the following questions: How well are the life insurance companies carrying out their responsibilities for providing income to the aged? Is there any theoretical basis for determining the maximum annuity which should be underwritten on one life? How are such limits fixed? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: This paper gives a brief description of the New Mortality Basis for Annuities, shows statistics on recent decreases in mortality rates and supplies projection scales and factors for future mortality decreases. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: The purpose of this note is to outline a rather simple technique that can be used in determining premium rates for cash refund and installment refund annuities, and in converting other forms of annuity to either of the refund forms. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: This general discussion looks at mortality experience with the advent of CSO tables, annuity premium tax, termination dividends, classes of agents included under Social Security, and conditions affecting companies entering the fields of disability income, accident, health, hospitalization and medical insurance.