Description: This study develops mortality ratios, using contemporary population tables as the base, for the 897 Fellows of the two predecessor bodies to the present Society observed to anniversaries in 1985. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.

Description: This is a paper from the session on Mortality Projection and Cause of Death at the January 15-18, 2023, 2023 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: Over the past few years, the SOA Research Institute’s Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program has initiated studies to provide insights into the overall historical U.S. population mortality trends. During this webcast, presenters will discuss how causes of death are influencing the trends. Various perspectives will be considered including, age, period, cohort effects and cause of death mortality by socioeconomic decile/quintile. Additionally, obesity and the impact on mortality and morbidity costs in the U.S. and Canada will be examined.

Description: A mathematical model is described which facilitates the comparison of different pension funding methods. Rates of return are assumed firstly to be random and then to be represented by an autoregressive model for the corresponding force of interest. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1990, Vol. 1.

Description: Two recent SOA research projects will be discussed. The first covers analysis of the drivers of mortality that shaped trends in US mortality. The second will look at using causes of death to predict future mortality improvements

Description: Full version of The Pension Forum, August 2001, Volume 13, Issue No. 1.

Description: The authors present a ‘theoretical basis for a computerized methodology for estimating biological age - a measure of time to death.’ The authors discuss how they reproduce the human underwriting of a life insurance company using a computerized methodology. Includes discussion and author’s review of discussion. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1983 Volume 35.

Description: A discussion of the various Pension Plan Asset Valuation Methods. FromThe Pension Forum, August 2001, Volume 13, Issue No. 1.

Description: This is a paper from the session on Mortality Modeling and Forecasting at the January 15-18, 2023, 2023 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: The motivation for various asset valuation methods and their properties are briefly described. Some smoothed value or market-related methods based on arithmetic averaging and exponential smoothing are considered and their effect on funding is discussed. Suggestions for further research are also made.