Description: This section contains book reviews by various authors as well as a summarization of recent publications. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1954, Vol. 6, No. 16.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books: 1. 'Fundamental Mathematics of Life Insurance' by Floyd S. Harper and Lewis C. Workman, 2. 'Mathematics of Compound Interest' by Marjorie V. Butcher and Cecil J. Nesbitt, 3.'Compound Interest and Annuities-Certain' by D. W. A. Donald, 4. 'Demography' by P. R. Cox, 5. 'The Spirit and the Uses of the Mathematical Sciences' edited by Thomas L. Saaty and F. Joachim Weyl, 6. 'Ethics, Morality, and Insurance' by John D. Long, 7. Reports of the 1971 Advisory Council on Social Security, 8. 'Medical Care at Public Expense' by Mark V. Pauly 9. 'Eleventh Actuarial Valuation of the Assets and Liabilities under the Railroad Retirement Acts as of December 31, 1968, with Technical Supplement' by the Railroad Retirement Board, 10. 'Nouvelles tables-types de mortalité' by Sully Ledermann, 11. 'A Table of Expected Working Life for Men, 1968' by Howard W. Fullerton, 12. 'Disability-Determination and Evaluation' by Henry H. Kessler, 13. 'Industrial Safety Statistics: A Re-examination' by Jerome B. Gordon, Allan Akman, and Michael L. Brooks, 14. 'Pensions and Severance Pay for Displaced Defense Workers' by Hugh Folk and PauI Hartman, 15. 'Trends and Variations in Fertility in the United States' by Clyde V. Kiser, Wilson H. Grabill, and Arthur A. Campbell, 16. 'Benefit Plans in Junior Colleges' by Francis P. King, 17. 'The Consumer's Guide to Insurance Buying' by Vladimir P. Chernik, and 18. 'Private Pension Scheme Finance' by Sylvia and Leslie Tutt. Notices of other studies and articles are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1971, Vol. 23, Pt. 1, No. 67.

Description: This is the table of contents for papers and articles published in Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1985, Vol. 37.

Description: This is a summary of recent books, articles and other publications that are of interest to actuaries. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.

Description: These are the meeting minutes from the Eastern Spring Meeting held in Atlantic City, NJ on April 29-30, 1954. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1954, Vol. 6, No. 14.

Description: This paper examines the 'King intervaluation method' within the framework of a health insurance valuation system. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16, Pt. 1, No. 45.

Description: This is the Table of Contents for Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1995, Vol. 47.

Description: This section contains book reviews for books published in the 1973-1974 years. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974, Vol. 26, Pt. 1, No. 76. Books about Actuaries, LIfe Underwriting, Blue Cross, LLoyd's of London, Railroad Retirement Act, Social Security and Medicare, Health Statistics and other insurance related topics.

Description: This is the table of contents for papers and articles published in Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.

Description: This paper is from the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. It was presented at the 1956 Spring Meetings of the Society of Actuaries for discussion. The author presents and discusses the provisions of typical agents’ and general agents’ retirement plans. The author then discusses the cost limitations of section 213 of the New York Insurance Law as they apply to agents’ compensation in general, and retirement plans in particular, including a technique acceptable to the New York Insurance Department for demonstrating compliance. The author demonstrates the practical application of this technique with a model submission.