Description: This is a sequel to Panjer's paper. The Walter Reeed Staging Method - WRSM - is a method that groups patients infected with HIV into various stages. This paper looks at mathematically modeling the transition process of HIV by using the WRSM. This paper argues that Panjer's results are biased and understates the average time it will take an HIV life to develop AIDS.

Description: This report covers mortality among pensioners along with some some disability pensioner mortality experience.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the effects of projected mortality on the pricing and valuation of individual immediate annuities. Also discusses considerations in underwriting substandard annuities. Finally, a discussion of this paper is included.

Description: Accelerated underwriting programs continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Triage systems have become a key element in many of the newer accelerated underwriting programs in the market. Depending on the criteria used at the triage point, these programs can have residual effects on class prevalence and mortality which in turn affect the profitability of these programs. In this article we will explore some potential impacts on mortality and prevalence within these programs.

Description: Mortality experience of twenty-nine companies on certain classes of pilots for issues since January 1, 1946, observed in the case of some companies through December 31, 1949 and in the case of others through June 30, 1950.

Description: This 1978 report provides mortality statistics gathered by a continuous survey of several hazardous sports.

Description: Covers experience from 1973 - 1978 on nonsmoker mortality to be used by the NAIC and its Technical Advisory Committee as a basis for developing interim valuation standards for nonsmoker ordinary business. Interim scaling factors to be applied to specified valuation mortality tables are also provided to develop smoker and non-smoker valuation mortality.

Description: This report on aviation and hazardous sports mortality covers statistics obtained from United States and Canadian governmental services, both civilian and military, supplemented by publications of the aviation industry.

Description: This is the announcement that the Intercompany Hazardous Sports Experience Study has been discontinued becasue too few deaths have been reported over the period of the study.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session is about status of new mortality table developments in the pension arena, impact of new mortality tables on annuity valuations, and the effect of new mortality tables on defined-benefit plan minimum funding and pension expensing.