Description: This discussion reviews underwriting and the possibilities of using extra premiums as an alternative to a war clause. Also a discussion of the experience of Great Britain and other countries with war deaths of 1 military personnel and 2 civilians and how this experience might be used to anticipate the extent of possible civilian war catastrophes and their effect on life insurance companies in United States and Canada. This panel further explores problems arising in connection with aviation risks as well as with the underwriting of war correspondents, Red Cross workers, members of the Merchant Marine and other auxiliary services.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, National Service Life Insurance by William A. Poissant. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.

Description: This informal discussion on surplus focused on examining the prospects for future earnings from the standpoint of interest and expenses, and how amount of surplus available for policy dividends may be estimated. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 2.

Description: This actuarial note presents a comparison of mortality rates and The Prudential 1950 Group Annuity Valuation Table. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.