Description: This section presents book reviews and summaries of recent publications on a variety of topics.

Description: This report presents a new set of Select and Ultimate Basic Tables. The tables are based on the combined intercompany mortality experience under Standard Ordinary insurance issues observed between 1965 and 1970 policy anniversaries.

Description: This 1973 report is a sex-distinct summary of the relevant mortality experience for the general population, for insured lives, and for life annuitants.

Description: This is the annual report submitted by the Subcommittee on Individual Life of the Committee on Expected Experience on the intercompany mortality experience for Canadian standard ordinary life insurance policies.

Description: This paper describes interpolation commutation columns developed which can be used to calculate interpolated reserves and interpolated cash values by formulas which seem to fit into recent developments. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 30 AB.

Description: This paper develops mathematical transformations of variable interest credit and mortality charge scales to simplify calculation of policyholder cash value accumulation and related amounts. These transformations are of theoretical as well as practical interest. Additionally, they suggest new product designs. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1987, Vol. 39.

Description: This paper discusses two different methods of handling ratings under adjustable life policies and compares the advantages and disadvantages of each. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 32.

Description: This paper considers in more detail the differences between provisions necessary for nonparticipating and those necessary for participating adjustable life policies and will provide a possible means of designing nonparticipating policies that can adjust directly to future changes in mortality and interest valuation bases. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979, Vol 31.

Description: This report provided mortality data on Accidental Death Benefit provisions in Ordinary Insurance Policies between 1970 and 1975 anniversaries.

Description: This discussion at the San Francisco 1966 Regional Meetings covers three topics - Disability Benefits under Life or Health Insurance Policies, Changes in Individual Medical Expense Insurance in the Light of Medicare, and Optional Modes of Settlement.