Description: This brief discussion examines the current rate actuarial students enter the profession, if examinations should revert to once a year instead of twice, and if the Society should look to the eventual discontinuance of the degree of Associateship for new entrants. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: The paper reviews the demographic shifts, including improved life expectancy and the baby-boom/baby-bust cycle, of the past half-century and discusses their impact on the funding of pay-as-you-go paygo social security systems. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1995, Vol. 47.

Description: This paper attempts to develop an actuarial rationalization for the governance of a mutual life insurance company. It addresses setting surplus targets, long term growth objectives, internal performance accounting, and mergers and acquisitions. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979, Vol. 31.

Description: This discussion is about agency problems, particulary the extent of policy replacement abuses, replacement commission rules that have been effective in controlling replacements and the effect on policyholders of replacement. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961 Vol. 13 pt. 2

Description: This is the third, and last, of the series of reflections by actuaries who were asked to take a fresh look today at problems that worried them 20 years ago. This one deals with the anticipated need for actuaries in the future

Description: This discussion at an SOA 1968 Regional Meeting compares variable annuitis and mutual funds from a company and customer standpoint. Other opportunities for selling equity based products as well as the Canadian experience are explored.

Description: This paper discusses a brief history of policy loans, a description of the problems being experienced by companies and possible solutions. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1977, Vol. 29.

Description: This presentation covers the regulatory environment in Canada: Are regulators impeding development? What should actuaries be doing? What should plan sponsors be doing? From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 10, No. 4A.

Description: This note looks at the differences of selecting a term versus whole life plan. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Actuarial Note: On Average Age at Death Problems by Walter Grace and Cecil Nesbitt. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.