Description: Discusses the relationship between true surplus and valuation surplus upon termination of a policy, using formulas.

Description: This is a discussion about new product developments, supplementary benefits - Accidental Death, Guaranteed Insurability and automatic inclusion of supplementary benefits rather than optional, product expense trends, considerations in setting commissions for policies with different characteristics, and analyzing and entering new markets.

Description: This discussion briefly examines if the generation interest rate approach is applicable to: individual life insurance, individual annuities, and supplementary contracts. Further, what would the effect on dividend illustrations be?

Description: This discussion looks at rising interest rates since the use of the 1941 CSO Table and the considerations in determining interest rates for premiums and reserves under the 1958 CSO, and changes in the handling of taxes due to the new federal income tax laws in life and pension plans.

Description: A discussion of an alternative valuation methodology which addresses many of the shortcomings of the current valuation system for U.S. life and health insurers one of which is the proliferation of undesirable variations in state requirements. Issue No. 37

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting discusses the implications of UNISEX legislation and the Norris Decision, the impact of the proposed tax law, variable products and Large Amount Term Insurance persistency and mortality. Record of Society of Actuaries Vol.9, No. 4

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: 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: This general discussion looks at problems or solutions developed in the field of agents' compensation, considerations leading companies to recent reductions in individual annuity rates, trend to offer first year cash values, increasing demand for the issuance of insurance at ages up to 70 and beyond, and if the SOA should give consideration to elective subjects in the Fellowship exam.

Description: Discusses: 1. Considerations regarding changing to the 1958 CSO basis - gross premium determination methods, appropriate assumptions, and means of calculation of relative costs 2. Advantages of adopting the new basis before the deadline 3. Frequency of requests for special ages or plans not in the rate book and how can they be best handled logistically.