Description: This article is about the Course 8 series. Course 8 provides candidates with essential advanced specialized education in one of seven practice areas: individual insurance, group life and health, managed care, U.S. pensions, Canadian pensions, finance, and investments.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Victor E. Henningsen. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1965, Vol. 17, Pt. 1, No. 49.

Description: This is article no. 6 in a series and discusses the proposed actuarial notation by Engelfriet and Kool. The proposed notation is linear in nature no superscripts or subscripts and uses the keys on the typewriter.

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: This section presents book reviews and summaries of recent publications: 'Fundamentals of Private Pensions, 2d Edition' by McGill, 'Pension Plans under Collective Bargaining...' by American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 'New Trends in Pensions' by Pilch and Wood, 'Valuation of Securities Holdings of Life Insurance Companies' by Fraine, 'Report of the Commission on the Cost of Medical Care, Volumes I-IV' by American Medical Association, 'Health Progress in the US, 1900-1960' by Lerner and Anderson. Also includes some digests.

Description: This discussion examines miscellaneous topics. Topics include actuarial training, final salary pension plans and hospitalization and surgical insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: This issue of The Actuary covers investigations the Society is making or sponsoring to advance the knowledge of actuarial science.

Description: This newsletter focuses on the increasing research efforts sponsored by the Society and offers a glimpse of the wide range of research now being conducted.

Description: Provides a review of the 4th Actuarial Research Conference.

Description: The actuarial profession and the education/accreditation requirements in Mexico are described.