Description: This 1978 SOA session presented some provisional findings of the new Build and Blood Pressure Study. Some of the findings: 1. The average weights of men in the new study exceed the corresponding weights in the previous 1959 study by 2 to 8 pounds in the thirties, and by up to 5 pounds in the fifties. 2. The mortality ratios of overweight men are not significantly different in the new study from those in the 1959 study. 3. Markedly overweight men experienced lower mortality in the current study than in the 1959 study. 4. Men weighing 20 percent below average recorded 10 to 15 percent higher mortality in the new study than in the 1959 study. 5. Mortality of overweight women is relatively lower than that of overweight men. 6. Mortality of men with elevated systolic and diastolic pressures was appreciably lower than in the 1959 study. 7. Mortality of women with moderately elevated systolic and diastolic pressures was not significantly different from that in the 1959 study. 8. The presence of minor impairments alongside of blood pressures in excess of 150/90 usually produced significant increases in mortality.

Description: This study was undertaken to review pooled companies’ mortality experience on cases reported to the Medical Information Bureau, MIB, with findings suggesting an increased probability of ethanol related complications or hepatic dysfunction. The study examines the mortality associated with evidence of excessive alcohol use, an adverse driving record or abnormalities of the liver function tests.

Description: This investigation specifically covers the mortality for immediate single-life annuities issued in the United States and Canada during the years 1931-1947 inclusive and observed between 1946 and 1948 contract anniversaries. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: Mortality trend risk affects pension plans, life insurers, annuity writers and insurers of workers’ compensation, where the tail claims are mostly annuities. As with many risk sources, mortality risk can be broken down into process risk, parameter risk and model risk. In this paper, process risk, parameter risk and model risk are discussed using the fitted models. Presented at 2010 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, Society of Actuaries, April 12-15, 2010.

Description: This is the 1964 Report of Aviation Statistics for different classes of pilots and others covering 1963 and including previous years for comparison purposes. Death rates are determined using only aviation deaths. From the Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1964.

Description: Presents the 1983 and 1984 calendar-year experience of retired individuals who are coverd under insured pension plans in the United States and Canada.

Description: Centenarians persons living to age 100 and over represent a population that could be useful in identifying factors leading to long life and avoidance of fatal diseases. This study explores whether people living to 100 and beyond were any different from their peers at their middle age 30 years in terms of their physical characteristics height and body build, occupation and marital status.

Description: This paper raises the following questions regarding mortality and underwriting: How does mortality under term insurance compare with that under permanent insurance? To what extent should large amounts of accidental death benefits be a matter of underwriting concern? What are the pros and cons of issuing triple indemnity benefits as an adjunct of life insurance policies? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: In recent years, insurance companies have been cautiously accepting applicants with a history of coronary disease, and the difficulties of selection and rating have been added to those of diagnosis. As a result of this new interest, several mortality studies have been made in an attempt to find answers to the pertinent questions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15, Pt. 1, No. 43.