Description: This is the author's address at the SOA annual meeting on October 18, 1994 as the incoming President. He talks about areas of discussion regarding the SOA's future.

Description: In this paper, mortality trends of males and females are examined from the beginnings of the human species until the present. Future projections are also made, and the implications of the widening gap in survival rates of women vs. men is discussed.

Description: This article presents a satire about a research organization that produces studies of simple and irrelevant questions.

Description: The Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87. Employers’ Accounting for Pensions, became effective in 1987. This is an accounting/actuarial standard with significant income statement and balance sheet implications. This article discuses the results of a survey of selected affected companies regarding the impact of this standard.

Description: Full version of The Actuary, December 1995, Volume 29, No.10.

Description: This article explores how differing sets of seemingly reasonable assumptions can provide materially different results in a pension valuation.

Description: This paper, presented by Gordon J. Munro at the Eastern Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held March 24-25, 1960 in Washington, D.C., determines monetary functions of group annuity mortality based on the Ga-1951 Male Table, projected to 1960 by Projection Scale C. Includes discussion and errata sheet. From 1960 Transactions Vol. 12, No. 33.

Description: This is the presidential address by former President of the SOA, Barnet N. Berin. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1995, Vol. 47.

Description: Full version of Pension Section News, November 1998, Issue No. 38.

Description: Book review of a book on pensions written by Ralph Nader and Kate Blackwell. Review is relatively balanced, yet clearly points out the shortfalls of the analysis put together by Mr. Nader and Ms. Blackwell.