Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by David M. Holland. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1997-98 Reports.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1959: 1. 'Pension Funds and Economic Power' by P. P. Harbrecht, 2. 'Retirement and Insurance Plans in American Colleges' by W. C. Greenough and F. P. King, 3. 'Elements of Vital Statistics' by B. Benjamin, and 4. 'Demography' by P. R. Cox. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 32.

Description: This section contains book reviews and summarizes recent publications: 'Rights of Creditors in Life Insurance Policies' by Schwarzschild, 'Savings Bank Life Insurance' by Johnson, 'Transferability of Public Employee Retirement Credits among Units of Government' by Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 'State and Private Pension Schemes in the European Economic Community and the United Kingdom' by Ratcliff, 'Surplus in British Life Assurance' by Cox and Storr-Best, 'Psychiatric Insurance - Financing Short-Term Ambulatory Treatment' by Avnet. Some digests are also included.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Dwight K. Bartlett III. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1984, Vol. 36.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1987-1990: 1. 'Pension Age in a Changing Society' by Patrick Carroll, 2. 'Life Insurance Mathematics' by Hans U. Gerber, 3. 'A History of Probability and Statistics and Their Applications before 1750' by Anders Hald, 4. 'Medical Risks: Trends in Mortality by Age and Time Elapsed' by Edward A. Lew, 5. 'Canadian Handbook of Flexible Benefits' by Robert J. McKay, 6. 'Canadian Insurance Practices' by Franklin Reynolds, 7. 'On the Shoulders of Giants' edited by Lynn Arthur Steen, 8. 'The Value of Pensions in Divorce: What It Is and How to Use It' by Marvin Snyder, 9. 'Life Insurance Accounting' by Edward P. Brunner and Paul E. Heacock, 10. 'Duration Analysis: Managing Interest Rate Risk' by G.O. Bierwag, and 11. 'Actuarial Evidence: Valuing Past and Future Income' by Donald R. Anderson. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Barbara J. Lautzenheiser. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1983, Vol. 35.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Preston C. Bassett. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1985, Vol. 37.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Actuarial Note: The Valuation of Self-Insured Retirement Plans by Joseph C. Noback. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1961: 1. 'Legal Status of Employee Benefit Rights under Private Pension Plans' by B. Aaron, and 2. 'Transition to Multiple-Line Insurance Companies' by D. L. Bickelhaupt. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, No. 37.

Description: This paper presents reviews of: 'Life Insurance' 11th Edition by Black & Skipper, 'Protecting Against Inflation - and Maximizing Yield' by Bragg, 'Megamistakes: Forecasting and the Myth of Technological Change' by Schnaars, 'The Value of Pensions in Divorce: What It Is and How to Use It' by Snyder, 'Episodes in the Life of Charles Francis McCay - Academic, Actuary, Author and Businessman' by Kellam, 'APL the Language and Its Actuarial Applications' by Stiers, Goovaerts & Kerf, 'Actuarial Mathematics', Vol. 35 edited by Panjer.