Description: Discusses cost-benefit decision-making for acquiring electronic data-processing equipment and installation issues, ability of small companies to compete in pension trust arena, effectiveness of various agency compensation programs in stimulating sales and improving persistency, success of sales to substandard risks and rating methods, and pricing, reinsurance and experience with individual hospital and medical policies.

Description: This discussion is about the new procedures that are being used or are contemplated in the preparation of new rate books and policy forms with reserves and cash values computed under the 1958 CSO Table.

Description: Discusses methods developed facilitating the calculation of deficiency reserves arising because of graded premiums or policy fees, The extent dividends and premium rates are determined by a company's own mortality or morbidity experience, problems posed for smaller companies by recent increases in nonmedical limits, and if High School Mathematics Contests have helped smaller companies obtain actuarial personel.

Description: Discusses how frequently should interim financial statements be prepared and how complete should they be, methods for estimating or computing reserve liabilities and other items, use of interim statements to forecast year-end results and methods for doing so.