Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Robert H. Hoskins. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1982, Vol. 34.

Description: In this paper, David H. Berne demonstrates mathematically how insurance and annuity premiums can be expressed as weighted averages of compound interest functions. These concepts are expanded on in the paper and discussion. The author noted his approach was to demonstrate the averaging process that goes into the development of actuarial present values, and to provide a new look at the meaning and use of weighted averages. From the 1961 Transactions Vol. 13, No. 36 AB.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1960: 1. 'Ensuring Medical Care for the Aged' by M. Spiegelman, 2. 'All Lines Insurance' edited by D.McGill, 3. 'Alternative Methods of Financing Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance' by J. J. Carroll, and 4. 'Installing Electronic Procedures-A Progress Report' by J. J. Finelli. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1949: 1. 'Giant Brains or Machines That Think' by Edmund Caliis Berkeley, and 2. 'Statistics, An Intermediate Textbook, Volume I' by N. L. Johnson and H. Tetley. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 2.

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 article contains reviews of the following books published in 1961: 1. 'Legal Status of Employee Benefit Rights under Private Pension Plans' by B. Aaron, and 2. 'Transition to Multiple-Line Insurance Companies' by D. L. Bickelhaupt. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, No. 37.