Description: This discussion explores what actuaries can do to keep informed with respect to social insurance developments and looks at what the SOA can do to be of greater usefulness to younger members.

Description: This discussion looks at the problems considered in drafting war-aviation clauses, plans for mitigating catastrophe hazard with respect to policyholders in the event of a major war, and steps which may be taken to minimize war disruptions of life insurance home office operations.

Description: This discussion is about the actuarial considerations that should surround proposals in Congress for reinsurance of health plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1954, Vol. 6, No. 14.

Description: This paper proposes to discuss the various criteria of actuarial soundness, especially as they apply to the railroad retirement system, and to suggest another measure of the financial condition of the system as of any valuation date. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1954, Vol. 6, No. 14.

Description: The panel looks at the shortage of actuaries and determines if the solution is the responsibility of the Society, insurance companies and consultants or a joint responsibility. This discussion also examines steps taken to develop actuarial courses in colleges and universities. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 30 AB.

Description: From the 1960 Transactions Vol. 12 No. 32, this ‘Discussion of Subjects of Special Interest’ addresses dividends. Topics include the reflection in dividends of new federal income tax basis for qualified pensions involving individual policies, and for certain annuities, rate of excess interest on supplementary contracts vs. accumulated dividends, and issues involving dividends on supplementary contracts.

Description: This is the financial report for the 1992-1993 year and contains the statement of financial condition for assets and liabilities and membership equity, statement of revenues and expenses, statement of cash flows, and the notes to the financial statements prepared by Seldon, Fox and Associates, LTD. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1993, Vol. 45.

Description: This report has been organized into the following principal sections: The Profession, Society of Actuaries Internal Organization, Education, and The Immediate Future. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1977, Vol. 29.

Description: This discussion at a SOA 1967 Regional Meeting covers individual life and health insurance topics including individual health loss of time coverages, life underwriting, reinsurance, individual annuity retirement plans in Canada, market testing new products.

Description: This Transactions section contains book reviews and summaries of recent publications. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.