Description: This is an appraisal of changes from a previous edition of the book, Actuarial Phases of Marketing Operations-Individual Life and Health, by the Society of Actuaries and LIMRA.

Description: Views of several actuarial participants in this lawsuit, regarding new buyer disclosure requirements, were printed in our May Issue. Mr. Murphy spoke for the plaintiffs, whose strongest objection to the disputed Wisconsin Regulation was its omission of the Equivalent Level Annual Dividend from the preliminary policy summary.

Description: Book review for An American Philosophy of Social Security written by the chairman for the original Social Security Advisory Council and discusses the original and subsequent thinking about social security.

Description: This article examines Consumer Price Index, how it works and some considerations when using it in financial agreements.

Description: This article is about the agent orange program and the actuarial analysis which provided necessary information so that the available funds would be sufficient to pay eligible claims. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 2

Description: Article Society Seminars by Adams in The Actuary, February 1979, Volume 13, Number 2

Description: Summarizes the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts report on Life Insurance Earnings Adjustment, which was prompte by recognition of the need for a standard, reliable method for adjusting statutory earnings to provide a better indication of the true earnings of a life insurer.

Description: Companies need to learn to plan for uncertainty by taking into consideration downturns, not just an environment of moderation and occasional booms.

Description: The guest editorial details some valuable lessons during the author’s career as an employee benefits (mostly retirement) consultant, turned P&C predictive modeling, reporting and data warehousing lead, turned an analytic strategist and independent consultant.

Description: In recent years there has been an increasing interest in the practical application of immunization theory to North American Funds. There is a lack of literature on this subject and this article is written to give a clear and concise description of the theory, and of its role in the framing of investment policy.