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: Report on aviation fatality rates from USA certified route air carriers, supplemental carriers, Canadian scheduled airlines, and other non USA carriers, and military flying for various periods -depending the on the type of flying-from 1959-1971.

Description: The Committee's investigations prepared in 1950 covered the following matters: I. Group Annuity Mortality II. Group Life Insurance III. Group Accident and Health Insurance, including Group Hospital and Surgical Expense Insurance. The details of these investigations were published separately from this document, which merely sets forth a brief description of the studies.

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: This is a final report to estimate the total economic cost of obesity. This study looks at the economic costs of obesity caused by increased need for medical care, and loss of economic productivity resulting from excess mortality and disability. The Society of Actuaries breaks out the economic cost of overweight versus obesity for the U.S. and for Canada.

Description: This study develops mortality ratios, using contemporary population tables and standard industry tables as the base of expected deaths, for 3,037 members 2,811 Fellows and 226 Associates of the Society of Actuaries observed from January 1, 1955 through December 31, 2004.

Description: This report was presented at the October 1982 Society of Actuaries annual Meeting in Washington D.C.. It presented supplementary information on the 1979 Build and Blood Pressure Study. This supplementary study was made to answer a number of specific questions raised by medical directors and actuaries of life insurance companies as well as by some prominent physicians and research scientists.

Description: A discussion of the mortality experience of many countries which demonstrates a dip/decline in mortality rates by age during the period from age 20 to 29. Consideration is then given to the causes of the phenomenon under review.

Description: These were discussion papers on the paper, 'The Korean War Hazard' by James T. Phillips.

Description: Evaluation of the excess mortality element of the Group Conversion charge. Followed by several discussion papers submitted