Description: In setting future mortality assumptions for pricing, the actuary needs to consider not only recent results and recent annualized mortality improvements, but also must look at the possible impact of possible shocks epidemics, wars, etc.

Description: A discussion of the need to search for alternative mortality tables other than the 1975- 80 and 1990-95 tables to use as the base table, which may be more appropriate for a particular company or specific products.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1957 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 21-22 in New York City. The article identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss adoption of a new mortality table and the need for deficiency reserves, the impact of new tables on participating and nonparticipating companies, and dividend patterns, whether new tables should be expected to remain an appropriate standard for an extended period, and the question of changing reserve and nonforfeiture interest rates. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1957 Volume 9, Number 24.

Description: This investigation was undertaken to determine what the electrocardiogram and X-ray, if used routinely, would contribute to the selection of risks with an elevated blood pressure, and to test the accuracy of our impression that women tolerate hypertension better than men.

Description: This article is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. The article identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss underwriting for occupations such as aviation, where traditionally additional charges over standard rates have been made. In light of improving mortality from occupational hazards, the participants discuss whether most occupations should be rated standard, and the impact of such changes.

Description: This report presents the 1980 CSO and 1980 CET Tables on an Age Last Birthday ALB basis. These tables were derived from the 1980 CSO Age Nearest Birthday ANB Tables with the cooperation of the Committee to Recommend New Mortality Tables for Valuation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1981, Vol. 33.

Description: Excel-based tables for 2017 CSO mortality rates.

Description: This report presents the results of the investigation of the mortality and withdrawal experience under permanent forms of life insurance policies issued on the attained age basis without medical examination under the Group Life conversion privilege.

Description: This report presents the results of an experience study.

Description: This is the 1964 Report covering the intercompany experience under standard ordinary insurance issues between 1962 and 1963 anniversaries. It includes medical and nonmedical issues in the first fifteen years and sixteenth and subsequent years. The five year period between 1958 and 1963 is analyzed by sex.