Description: This discussion looks at the compared experience under groups covering less than 25 lives and with that for the larger cases with respect to persistency. Practices followed upon termination of the master policy with respect to the settlement of existing claims and the payment of terminal dividends are also explored. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, Pt. 2.

Description: This article is the first of two parts - the second part published in the December, 1981 issue of The Actuary - and provides a summary of Canada’s National Pension Conference. The author of this article, a participant at the conference, notes that the prevailing view in Canada is that the government and employer, not the employee, jointly share the responsibility of providing financial security in old age.

Description: Discussion of Session 1B

Description: This article talks about the future of Canada/Québec Pension Plans C/QPP and summarizes the Report of the Task Force on Social Security Financing. This reports compares the Canadian system to seven other social insurance systems and suggest four possible changes to the C/QPP that would reduce costs.

Description: This discussion is about how effectively has schedule limits and other similar restrictions in amounts and types of covered charges reduce amounts of claims incurred under major medical expense policies. From Transaction of Society of Actuaries 1961 vol 13 pt 2

Description: Discussion among experts. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.