Description: The rules for picking prizewinners among Actucrossword solvers were changed in September 1982: the time taken to submit a solution ceased to be counted, and winners were to be determined by fiscal year instead of monthly. This article announces the winners for the period September 1982 through June 1982 and welcomes comments from solvers of either Aclucrosswords or Actucrostics that would make them more fun or of greater interest.

Description: This article discusses international proposals for accounting reform that would establish a global common measurement approach for the large majority of life insurance and annuity products.

Description: The Actuary Vol. 22, No. 6. The author provides commentary regarding an interview with Paul Barnhart reported on in The Actuary March 1988 concerning the controversy over health insurance reserves. Specifically the elements of the “Benefit Ratio Reserve” method were analyzed.