Description: This study observes the effect of different factors on the average and standard deviation of both the cost ratio and funding level. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House, January 1996, VOL. 1.

Description: This paper studies how changes in the fractions of various groups of individuals, the survival probabilities of various types and the attitudes towards risks of the customers affect the equilibrium price of annuity contracts. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House ARCH 1989 Vol. 2.

Description: The author comments on the article Exposure Formulas Based on the Assumption of Uniform Distribution of Deaths written by T.N.E. Greville.

Description: In estimating mortality rates from the experience of a life insurance company or employee-benefit plan, it is expedient, because of the movement into and out of the covered group on dates other than birthdays or policy anniversaries, to make some assumption about mortality over a fractional part of a year of age. This paper describes and develops the concept of 'exposure' with regard to the more commonly known methods of estimating the rate of mortality, and proposes a fourth methodology. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House 1978, Vol.2.

Description: This is a letter to Professor Ralph Garfield in response to his contribution to the 1978.1 issue of ARCH. It answered his question concerning the non-applicability of an identity.

Description: This article presents the needed mathematical techniques and obtains values for active life expectancies in which dependent lives are followed after regaining independence. Secondly, projections of active life expectancies are developed to the year 2080, under three sets of assumptions, for 65 year old men and women. Finally, estimates of the average numbers of years of dependency in ADL prior to death of 65 year old men and women are provided under alternate sets of assumptions. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House 1991 VOL. 2.

Description: The author suggests ways to better educate the wider technical community of users of the OASI projections about the projection methods and the sensitivity of the projections to changes in the individual variables thereby increasing the quality of the research on the system, the accuracy of the interpretations of the projections and the quality of the public debate over OASI policy. From Actuarial Research Clearing House, 1984, Volume No.1.

Description: Mr. Robert L. Brown's response to previously published solutions 14.6 and 15.3 of the New Life Contingencies. Also mentioned is the new Canadian reserve standard.

Description: In this paper the author introduces a generalization of Bondy development and demonstrates its descriptive powers. Generalized Bondy development facilitates estimation of development factors, is easily computed, and affords excellent fits to observed development ratios. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House ARCH 1989 Vol. 2.