Description: To become a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, an applicant must submit satisfactory evidence that he has met specified requirements in both education and experience. This panel discussions addresses whether or not the education requirement can be satisfied by means other than by passing specified examinations of the Society of Actuaries or of the Casualty Actuarial Society. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1970, Vol. 22, Pt. 2, No. 64.

Description: This discussion examines the relationship of Operations Research to the actuarial profession, the extent traditional actuarial work can be regarded as Operations Research, types of life insurance company problems lending themselves to Operations Research study, and the relationship of electronic data processing field to Operations Research.

Description: Discusses how the SOA can encourage the study of basic mathematics in secondary schools and colleges preparing students with the necessary academic background for an actuarial education. The panel also examines how local actuarial clubs can stimulate academic education in the field of math and if more colleges and universities should be encouraged to establish actuarial courses.

Description: This discussion looks at methods used in informing legislative bodies concerning problems of public employee retirement plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, Pt. 2.

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1962 Jacksonville Regional Meeting focuses on issues for smaller companies associated with moving to the 1958 CSO mortality table, such as policy language, format, mortality assumptions and settlement options.

Description: This is a discussion about group annuity contracts issued for a very small number of lives and how it affected new sales of individual pension-trust policies.

Description: This is a panel discussion about the economic outlook in the 1960's.

Description: This discussion looks at the projection factors set forth in the Jenkins-Lew paper and the implications with respect to individual annuities, life income settlement options and group annuities. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This is a discussion on valuation and examines small company reserves and methods used in valuing disability, double indemnity, family income and other benefits in determining the reserve released by voluntary terminations. From Transaction of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

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.