Description: This article discusses the idea of reorganizing our profession using the university as a model. The key to this structure is to recognize the distinction between being certified as qualified to practice and acquiring the education that permits that qualification.

Description: Discusses the natural history of AIDS and some of the impact on underwriting, the methods for projecting the epidemic from both a population and insurance standpoint, the potential of the AIDS epidemic in terms of reinsurance and solvency reserves. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Description: Article from The Actuary, February 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 2 that is a review of a book titled 'Actuaries and Financial Planning' authored by a group of young British actuaries from the Institute of Actuaries Students' Society, London.

Description: The author describes why expense management is critical in the insurance industry, especially with a superabundance of inflation driven forces threatening the life insurance industry.Expenses need current and constant attention because a if ignored, a small expense problem will almost inevitably rise to major significance, and b expense control is a measure of the effectiveness of management in difficult times.

Description: This paper attempts to develop an actuarial rationalization for the governance of a mutual life insurance company. It addresses setting surplus targets, long term growth objectives, internal performance accounting, and mergers and acquisitions. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979, Vol. 31.

Description: The main focus of this report is the presentation of information and methodologies to support the analysis of the financial impact of AIDS on individual companies writing life insurance in the U.S. Topics include reserving and development of valuation tables used for both statutory and GAAP accounting. This report should be viewed as a supplement to the Individual Life Report. Many of the issues and conclusions in the Individual Life Report are equally applicable to individual disability insurance and are therefore not discussed herein. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.

Description: This panel discussion covers reports of The Society's Special Committees on Valuation and Non-forfeiture, report of The Special Committee on Valuation of Canadian Companies, and some reflections on valuation and related problems.

Description: The main focus of this report is the presentation of information and methodologies to support the analysis of the financial impact of AIDS on individual companies writing life insurance in the U.S. Topics include reserving and development of valuation tables used for both statutory and GAAP accounting. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.

Description: This is a discussion about underwriting standards for life and health insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2

Description: A debate among industry giants of whether the life insurance industry in 1977 is entering a period of changes that will affect business in the most fundamental way or whether it's just experiencing normal trials and tribulations.