Description: This paper focuses on portfolios of exposed properties at risk of loss from natural perils such as wind and earthquake in the context of property/liability insurance.

Description: This abstract describes a paper that considers an alternative way of estimating distribution parameters for nonnegative random variables.

Description: As part of the SOA’s July 22, 2020, COVID-19 Virtual Symposium, Marketing and Distribution (MaD) Section Council members presented “Selling Insurance Six Feet Apart” with insight into emerging sales and marketing processes, challenges, and opportunities for the product spaces noted

Description: This article describes the process used when it has been determined that a new or revised study note is needed for the examination process.

Description: This article that demonstrates least squares conveniently. When in the course of preparing statements it becomes necessary to estimate a minor item from prior years' data, here is a quick method easily taught to non-statisticians.

Description: This is an article that discusses the retreat of savings banks from mutuality. As we ponder the future of mutual life insurance, we should be aware of the change sweeping through the mutual savings bank industry.

Description: Since 1942, Metropolitan Life has been producing tables that show the weights at which mortality is lowest. Their purpose is to promote sound concepts of weight control. This article discusses Metropolitan's 1983 height and weight tables.

Description: This article chronicles those who have had the FSA designation for 50 years or more, now numbering 100.

Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1985 – Volume No. 19, Issue No. 5 that talks about the Individual Life Insurance and Annuity Product Development section.

Description: Article from The Actuary, June 1986, Volume 20, No. 6, on actuarial research. Early movement in the research direction came in the '60s with the organization of annual Actuarial Research Conferences at campus locations, followed by the publication of ARCH, both under the sponsorship of what was then known as the Research Committee. The notable research development of the '70s was the formation of the Actuarial Education and Research Fund, a profession-wide attempt to encourage the development of new actuarial knowledge. In the early '80s the Society began to organize for a serious research effort, directed particularly toward the improvement of its experience studies.