Description: This is the program for the 30th Annual Actuarial Research Conference held at The Penn State Scanticon Conference Center in University Park, PA on August 17-19, 1995. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1996, Vol. 1.

Description: This is a listing of the participants attending the 26th Actuarial Research Conference held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champalgn on August 8-10, 1991. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1992, Vol. 1.

Description: This paper contains the results of a survey which show that computer skills have appeared to become a more important part of the hiring process. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House 1997 VOL. 1

Description: While we agree with the conclusions expressed by Silver and Hedges The Classical Definition of Compound Interest is Adequate by Murray Silver and Bob Hedges, ARCH 1981.2, we do not believe the theorem follows from the stated Axiom. We present an alternative proof which uses only the accumulation function and not the force of interest.

Description: This article is a brief summary of the 1983 Actuarial Research Conference held September 29 - October 1, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The topic was Population Projections: Techniques and Implications. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1984, Vol. 1.

Description: This article describes the primary goal of the Actuarial Research Clearing House [ARCH], its editorial policy and the proicedure for submitting manuscripts. From Actuarial Research Clearing House, 1991 Vol. 2.

Description: The study of Employee Benefits has always been aided by using financial algorithms. During recent semesters, the Lotus 1-2-3 package Lotus has been introduced to students due to the explosion of its use in the business community. This paper will show how our students use Lotus to design a spreadsheet for computing minimum annual distributions from tax-sheltered plans.

Description: This article summarizes a proposal which combines two independent but complimentary ideas regarding loans for post-secondary education in the U.S.: 1. Individuals repay the loans by committing a percentage of their future income for twenty-five years [but not beyond age 65] rather than by a fixed dollar amount, and 2. A portion of the 5ocial 5ecurity [OASDI] Trust Funds be used as initial capital to finance those loans. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1991, Vol. 1.

Description: This is the Preface for Actuarial Research Clearing House 1991, Vol. 1. It summarizes the 25th Actuarial Research Conference held in honor of John A. Mereu at the University of Western Ontario on August 23-25, 1990. At that conference, 40 presentations were made, some jointly written, and 56 participants attended the conference. The conference contributions which were submitted in written form are published in this volume.