Description: In recent years, insurance companies have been cautiously accepting applicants with a history of coronary disease, and the difficulties of selection and rating have been added to those of diagnosis. As a result of this new interest, several mortality studies have been made in an attempt to find answers to the pertinent questions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15, Pt. 1, No. 43.

Description: This investigation was undertaken to determine what the electrocardiogram and X-ray, if used routinely, would contribute to the selection of risks with an elevated blood pressure, and to test the accuracy of our impression that women tolerate hypertension better than men.

Description: This is a study of irregularities in pulse beats detected by the electrocardiogram and the impact on mortality experience at one company. Followed by a discussion paper

Description: Isolated T-wave abnormalities - that is, abnormal T waves in an otherwise normal electrocardiogram - are a difficult finding to evaluate and one on which there is no unanimity, either on their significance or on what constitutes an abnormal T wave. In this study, the author has concluded that even minor T wave abnormalities require a rating and that T-wave abnormalities almost always indicate heart disease is present or will soon become manifest.