Description: This is the discussion of the paper by Arthur Pedoe, 'The Trend of Life Insurance Company Expenses'. An alternative method for comparing expenses among companies is provided.

Description: Actuaries have been indebted to the Statistical Bureau of the Metropolitan Life for studies in vital statistics associated with the names of Dublin, Lew and Spiegelman and a recent study by Quint and Cody is in this tradition. It is headed Preeminence and Mortality and was presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association last November. This article shares further perspectives about longevity, and the characteristics of people who experience long lives.

Description: This discussion looks at the future of the actuarial profession. Specifically, the number of students employed and successful means of recruiting. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1953, Vol. 5, No. 11.

Description: This informal general discussion session was centered around ordinary insurance, the size of ordinary policies, mode of premium payment, and juvenile policies.

Description: This article reviews environmental issues as discussed in The Doomsday Book by Thames and Hudson, London. From The Actuary, May 1971, Vol. 5, No. 5.

Description: This is a book review of 'The Biological Time-Bomb' by Gordon R. Taylor. The explosion inferred in the book's title is that of our advance in biological knowledge - man’s probe into nature: the origin of life, the deferment of death, tinkering with heredity, the transplantation of organs, etc.

Description: This discussion presents the following questions: Have any simplified approaches in measuring and controlling expenses of life insurance companies proved practical? What are the current trends in expense rates? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: This is a book review of 'Development of Life Insurance Surrender Values in the United States' by J. David Cummins. The book's ultimate objective is described as 'a historical analysis of the evolution of the concepts and practices which culminated in the present surrender value legislation.' The treatment is chronological and covers the century 1850-1950.

Description: This paper looks at the value of informal discussions at Society meetings and if the value of these discussions can be increased. presentation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: This article discusses the trend of increasing life expectancy due to the progress of molecular genetics and the possible social consequences. From The Actuary, January 1971, Vol. 5, No. 1.