Description: The main emphasis of this paper is on the twenty-year costs and illustrative yields, the relative cost of early withdrawal and the most perspicuous way in which this can be presented to the policyholder are also considered. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21, Pt. 1, No. 59 AB.

Description: This paper will attempt to describe certain principles and practices relative to the establishment and operation of funded severance pay programs, with particular reference to the actuarial aspects involved. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1958, Vol. 10, No. 27.

Description: This discussion seeks to determine if: 1. Is there justification for paying higher rates of commissions to experienced agents? 2. Is grading of commission rates by size of policy appropriate for Ordinary insurance? 3. In what ways have normal commission scales been modified in connection with the sale of permanent insurance on the minimum deposit plan? 4. What practical methods are available to maintain consistency between the levels of commission payments for pension plans funded by means of individual policies and group annuities?

Description: Discussion of the proportion of the increase in life expectancy at a given age that can be attributed to the change in mortality rates at and over some higher age and methods as to how this proportion can be measured. Followed by several discussion papers submitted

Description: Evaluation of the excess mortality element of the Group Conversion charge. Followed by several discussion papers submitted

Description: It is the purpose of this paper to fill in this gap in connection with the methods developed for analyzing the costs of one of the largest pension plans in the country Railroad Retirement program. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 2.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Actuarial Aspects of the Railroad Retirement System by Joseph Musher. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.

Description: This paper focuses on the Social Security Act. The paper first presents a brief history of the old-age and survivors insurance system and the public assistance program. The provisions of the amended act are compared to the previous version. Actuarial cost estimates underlying the insurance program are given with implications of the financing basis of the program.

Description: This discussion looks at the valuation methods of small companies. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1951, Vol. 3, No. 6.

Description: This report is supplementary to the corresponding reports which have been made by the Committee on Aviation of The Actuarial Society of America. This report contains the mortality experience from 27 companies on certain classes of pilots for issues since January 1, 1946. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.