Description: This discussion examined Group Life Insurance and asks, What methods are in use for determination of the provision in initial and renewal premiums for expenses, taxes, commissions, risk charges, and contingency margins for groups of various sizes, amount distributions, and administrative arrangements? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: This is a brief paragraph on the lack of detailed analysis on claim experience under group life insurance policies.

Description: This is a discussion about employee benefit plans after retirement. The following questions are addressed: 1. To what extent are death benefits and medical benefits for employees and dependents kept in force after the employee retires?, 2. Where there is a continuation of such benefits for a retired employee or his dependent, what special problems can result from remarriage or reemployment, or in the event of the enactment of a federal plan?, 3. What methods of paying for or funding such costs are used?, and 4. What are the tax implications to both the employee and employer of the various approaches? Also discussed are insured vs. non-insured plans and valuation standards for pension plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2.

Description: From the 1960 Transactions Vol. 12 No. 32, this ‘Digest of Smaller Company Forum’ presentation addresses smaller insurance companies that have entered the group insurance market. Panelists discuss whether business expectations have been met, how their underwriting can compete with the “giant” companies in the group field, and to what extent smaller companies utilize special underwriting.

Description: This is a discussion on group life insurance. The discussion focuses on looking at the current practices in determining the Group Life conversion, methods used to allocate the cost of conversion to Group Life and agent compensation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This discussion reviews the advantages small companies gain by entry into the group field, the extent mechanical methods have been used by smaller companies in handling group business and how disclosure legislation affects small companies. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 30 AB.

Description: This is a discussion about employee benefit plans after retirement. The following questions are addressed: 1. To what extent are death benefits and medical benefits for employees and dependents kept in force after the employee retires?, 2. Where there is a continuation of such benefits for a retired employee or his dependent, what special problems can result from remarriage or reemployment, or in the event of the enactment of a federal plan?, 3. What methods of paying for or funding such costs are used?, and 4. What are the tax implications to both the employee and employer of the various approaches? Also discussed are insured vs. non-insured plans and valuation standards for pension plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2

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.