Description: This session is about recent population experience, likely causes, probable future prospects, Industry mortality differentials and trends by product line,market and type of underwriting, What statistically credible evidence do we have for the efficacy of life insurance underwriting practices, What does the new Intercompany Standard Issues study show and Are there sound biological laws of mortality. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 5, No. 4.

Description: This summary of a session at the April 1976 Washington D.C. meeting presents information related to Solvency Standards for Life Companies and issues related to solvency standards and reserves.

Description: The author noter the portrayal of actuaries in various works of literary fiction.

Description: This paper gives a brief description of the New Mortality Basis for Annuities, shows statistics on recent decreases in mortality rates and supplies projection scales and factors for future mortality decreases. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: Presented at the March 1975 Spring Meeting. Discusses whether traditional valuation principles can provide as much financial security in the future as in the past, including GAAP, impact of changing asset values on cash flow, and regulatory developments.

Description: Discussion of the following underwriting topics: A. In view of the low rates of mortality currently experienced on standard lives, is the standard classification too narrow? B. Do substandard extra premiums at the lower ratings make fair provision for the additional expenses incurred on substandard policies? C. What problems are encountered in issuing life insurance on persons residing outside the continental United States and Canada? D. What changes have been made recently in non-medical selection and why? E. How could greater use be made of mortality or morbidity studies conducted by hospitals, clinics, government agencies, universities and others outside of the life insurance business?

Description: This session at the SOA 1962 Jacksonville and Chicago Regional Meetings discussed current underwriting issues including the numerical rating system, mortality experience, and underwriting for pilots and immigrants.

Description: From the 1960 Transactions Vol. 12 No. 32, this ‘Discussion of Subjects of Special Interest’ addresses the ordinary insurance underwriting topics of “guaranteed issue” and potential antiselection of business insurance vs. personal insurance at time of retirement.

Description: These were discussion papers on the paper, 'The Korean War Hazard' by James T. Phillips.

Description: The purpose of the present paper is to propose a family of sex-year-of-birth tables which may be used in place of The Annuity Table for 1940 with Projection. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.