Description: This paper will have as the primary purpose a discussion of economic security provisions in the USSR, both those on a compulsory governmental basis and those available to the individual on a voluntary basis. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This contains 3 reports on 3 unrelated topics: 1.Canadian Pension Plan 2. Medical costs for the Aged 3. Independent Public Accountants

Description: This is a report on a special study of Major Medical Expense insurance by the Group Morbidity Committee. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, No. 37.

Description: The 5th annual 1967 report on the study of the morbidity experience of Group Comprehensive Medical Expense insurance.

Description: This paper sets forth a standard of expected claim costs for Comprehensive Medical Expense plans together with the underlying rationale. This is known as the '1960 Tabular'. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15, Pt. 1, No. 41.

Description: This discussion on major medical expense insurance examines the trends in the types of plans sold, popularity of the comprehensive type of medical expense insurance plan, special problems, and dependent coverage. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, 'A Convenient Method of Providing for Mortality Improvement Based on the a-1949 Table' by James E. Hoskins. Discusses seriousness of errors that can develop under certain circumstances, provides a formula for adjusting by modes of payment, discusses circumstances in which differences between Hoskins' method and Projection B is greater than in the example used in the paper, etc.

Description: This section presents book reviews and summarizes recent publications: 'Measurement of Mortality' by Gershenson, 'Decision and Influence Processes in Private Pension Plans' by McNulty, Jr., 'Economic Assumptions Underlying the Medium-Range Projections of the Federal OASDI Trust Funds' by Lukaczer, 'Eighth Actuarial Valuation of the Assets and Liabilities under the Railroad Retirement Act as of 12/31/1959' by Railroad Retirement Board, 'Life Insurance' 9th edition by Maclean, 'Evaluation of a Single Visit Cardiovascular Examination' by US National Health Survey, 'Guide to Health Insurance Underwriting' by Tilton and Yochem, 'Duration of Limitation of Activity Due to Chronic Conditions, US, July 1959 - June 1969' by US National Health Survey.

Description: 1967 Report presenting an analysis of morbidity experience under individual medical expense polices during the calendar years 1964 and 1965.

Description: Relative to group medical plans, discusses: recognition given to effect on morbidity of various demographic factors, consideration given to inflation in making rate guarantees, consideration given to group size, and underwriting transfer cases.