Description: This is a summary of topics discussed at the 1996 Bowles Symposium: “The Old Age Crisis: Actuarial Opportunities,” September 26-27, 1996, at Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Description: The author notes the decline in the study of compound interest and the effect of computers on the subject.

Description: On Capitol Hill in Washington and in almost every academic, professional, or trade association meeting that relates to life insurance, sessions are being devoted to cost comparisons. It is clear that this intensive activity could have a significant impact on the marketing of life insurance.

Description: Article from The Actuary February 1968 – volume 2 - Issue 2 summarizing a special session from the 1967 SOA Annual Meeting titled, "Mortality Estimation and Risk Theory Aspects of Mortality." The four papers presented are outlined.

Description: Full version of The Actuary, February 1997, Vol. 31, No. 2.

Description: Article from The Actuary, March 1969, Volume 3, Issue 3, highlights the program of actuarial science at the University of Iowa.

Description: This article is a recap of the Actuarial Research Conference at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1983.

Description: This article poses the question, why doesn't the teaching of life contingencies start with the premise that the rate of investment income is a random process in a similar manner to the random nature of the time until death? The article suggests some methods for doing so.

Description: This article is about looking back over the last 100 years. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 1

Description: Article from The Actuary September 1992 – Volume 26, No. 7 is about insurance past and present