Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1959: 1. 'Pension Funds and Economic Power' by P. P. Harbrecht, 2. 'Retirement and Insurance Plans in American Colleges' by W. C. Greenough and F. P. King, 3. 'Elements of Vital Statistics' by B. Benjamin, and 4. 'Demography' by P. R. Cox. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 32.

Description: This section contains multiple book reviews and summaries of recent publications. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1957, Vol. 9, No. 25.

Description: This section presents book reviews and summaries of recent publications on a variety of topics.

Description: This paper was presented at the 1957 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 21-22 in New York. The authors present the results of the fourth in a series of mortality studies of the experience of industrial policyholders of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for successive periods since 1911. This report extends the series to 1955, with emphasis on mortality trends during the post war decade. Like the earlier reports covering the four decades ending with 1950, mortality trends among these insured lives for the more important causes of death according to age, sex, and race are presented. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1957 Volume 9, Number 24.

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1967 Annual Meeting covers mortality issues including trends in longevity, factors affecting future mortality rates, and projection methods.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, The Mortality of Industrial Policyholders 1950 to 1955 by Edward A. Lew and Mortimer Spiegelman. From Transactions of Society of Actauries 1957, Vol. 9, No. 24.

Description: This discussion examines the following of the subject of Morbidity statistics: What solutions are being found for development of morbidity statistics to meet the needs of individual companies? What changes, if any, in the Society's role as a collection agency for morbidity experience can be made to expedite such development? What uses of Health Statistics developed from the 1957-58 US National Health Survey have been made? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: Article announcing a revised edition of Introduction to Demography.

Description: Book reviews and notices.

Description: This discussion reviews the appropriate roles of group insurance, individual insurance and governmental programs in providing protection against the cost of medical care for retired persons and other aged citizens. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, Pt. 2.