Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Group Life Insurance with Paid-Up Values. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: This article is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. The article identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss a variety of topics, such as the use of sampling techniques and quality control in actuarial work, and administrative measures taken to reduce expenses on small Ordinary policies. The discussion also looked at what the Society of Actuaries and local actuarial clubs should do, at the secondary school or college level, to increase the number of college graduates entering the actuarial field.

Description: This paper examines mortality and if the improvements have been sufficient to show a need for a new legal standard and if experience of individual companies compare with recently published experience. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 33.

Description: This discussion looked at agency problems and if the average agent is as well compensated relative to other selling careers, if the increase of sales term insurance has an adverse effect on agents' earning and if the cost of Social Security, pension plans and if other fringe benefits for agents have been offset by commission reductions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 33.

Description: This guide is intended to provide a broad introduction to several performance-oriented products. It distinguishes variable 'equity-linked' life insurance, universal life 'flexible payment and current fixed yields', variable universal life, and current developments in variable annuities 'primarily minimum death benefits'.

Description: As part of tax reform introduced effective at the beginning of 1988, a major revision of the taxation of life insurance companies operating in Canada occurred. This guide highlights specific legislation, discussion papers, policyholder taxation and history of such legislation.

Description: Panelists at the 2004 Valuation Actuary Symposium discuss the issues regarding the 2001 CSO table including current approval status, tax reserves, IRC section 7702 and implementation issues.

Description: Describes the type of information sought on the Preferred Class Structure Questionnaire for the 2005-2007 individual life experience study and explains how to fill out the questionnaire

Description: Mortality improvement rates for AG38 for 2017.

Description: Recommendation for a set of improvement factors to be used in conjunction with the 2008 Valuation Basic table or the 2015 Valuation Basic table