Description: Discussion of the following underwriting topics: A. In view of the low rates of mortality currently experienced on standard lives, is the standard classification too narrow? B. Do substandard extra premiums at the lower ratings make fair provision for the additional expenses incurred on substandard policies? C. What problems are encountered in issuing life insurance on persons residing outside the continental United States and Canada? D. What changes have been made recently in non-medical selection and why? E. How could greater use be made of mortality or morbidity studies conducted by hospitals, clinics, government agencies, universities and others outside of the life insurance business?

Description: This paper examines mortality and if the improvements have been sufficient to show a need for a new legal standard and if experience of individual companies compare with recently published experience. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 33.

Description: Announcement that the details of the 1951 calendar year experience of the Committee's study of the claim experience under Group Life insurance policies would not be published.

Description: Table of Contents for the 1974 Reports of Mortality and Morbidity Experience.

Description: This report covers the intercompany mortality experience under Standard Ordinary insurance issues between 1976 and 1977 policy anniversaries, and also for the period between 1972 and 1977 policy anniversaries where one year's exposure generally provided an insufficient volume of data.

Description: Covers individual life mortality experience for the 1981 - 1982 anniversary period and for the 1977 - 1982 anniversary period.

Description: This study is the latest in continuing reports on intercompany mortality experience by amount of insurance under standard individually underwritten issues. This includes both preferred and standard classifications. It covers standard individually underwritten life insurance between 1995 and 2000 policy anniversaries.

Description: Mortality improvement rates for AG38 for 2017.

Description: A recommendation for a set of improvement factors that vary by gender and attained age to be used in conjunction with the 2008 Valuation Basic table or the 2015 Valuation Basic table for AG-38 purposes.

Description: The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and Society of Actuaries (SOA) engaged RGA Reinsurance Company (RGA) to undertake a research project on level premium term life insurance products with a particular focus on the magnitude and impact of the “shock lapse” at the end of the level premium period. This project is similar to the SOA-sponsored research completed by RGA in 2014 for USA business.