Description: In this article the editor previews the issue.

Description: This article gives a brief summary of an experience study on the frequency of simultaneous death claims among joint insureds.

Description: Two committees continue work on experience studies that will provide a basis for new valuation mortality tables. This is an article about preferred and preneed valuation and the activity of these two committees to date.

Description: Summarizes results of the 1983 Reports of mortality experience data for standard ordinary issues between 1981-82 and 1982-83 anniversaries. Notes that aggregate mortality ratios, both genders and all ages and durations under 16 combined, continue to improve with successive studies.

Description: This article discusses a recently completed RGA in-depth study that looked at assumptions and experience for lapses and mortality at the end of the level premium period for level term business.

Description: A summary of the 1963-1965 study of the mortality experience under Canadian group term life insurance policies by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Description: Summary of the recently constructed 1967 Canadian Ordinary experience tables which, for the first time, were constructed separately for males and females.

Description: Designing and Pricing LTCI Combination Products by Carl L. Friedrich from Long-Term Care Newsletter, December 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: This graph indicates the overall historical trend in life expectancy by gender at birth.

Description: Shows the average historical and estimated annual mortality improvement by age grouping for the three countries, both in terms of long averages and the ultimate level assumed.