Description: In this paper the authors discuss the official decennial Unites States Life Tables for 1979-81, presenting age-specific mortality rates and expectations of life. Mortality trends are examined going back to the first decennial tables published at the beginning of the century, and brief comparisons with mortality in other industrialized countries are made. The paper includes written discussion. From the 1985 Transactions Vol. 37.

Description: This paper describes the method of preparation of new mortality tables for the Soviet Union based on census data. A comparison of mortality and life expectancy between the Soviet Union, U.S. and Norway is presented. Doubts are raised about the quality of data from the Soviet Union at the highest ages.

Description: The paper analyzes recent individual annuity mortality experience, derives comparative annual mortality improvement rates and, in particular, examines in detail the 1976-86 experience in the most recent Report of the Individual Annuity Experience Committee. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1995, Vol. 47.

Description: Report covering the intercompany mortality experience under standard Ordinary insurance issues between 1954 and 1955 anniversaries including select and ultimate data, by cause of death, and trends.

Description: Report covering the intercompany mortality experience under standard Ordinary insurance issues between 1955 and 1956. Medically underwritten and non-medical are studied separately during the first 15 policy years.

Description: This paper covers Group Annuity Mortality experience for the year 1963. The report is limited to a study of the experience of single life matured annuities under Group Annuity contracts. From the Transaction of Society of Actuaries, 1964.

Description: This is the 1964 Report of Aviation Statistics for different classes of pilots and others covering 1963 and including previous years for comparison purposes. Death rates are determined using only aviation deaths. From the Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1964.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1955 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 24-25 in New York City. The article identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss a 1954 Committee Report on annuitant mortality, and ask if the present bases and valuation standards for individual annuities and settlement options are satisfactory, in light of improving annuitant mortality. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 18.

Description: This paper raises the following questions regarding mortality and underwriting: How does mortality under term insurance compare with that under permanent insurance? To what extent should large amounts of accidental death benefits be a matter of underwriting concern? What are the pros and cons of issuing triple indemnity benefits as an adjunct of life insurance policies? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: This group annuitant mortality 1968 report is limited to a study of the experience of single life matured annuities under Group Annuity contracts.