Description: This discussion focuses on trends in the insurance industry and factors influencing the future course of the life insurance industry. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.

Description: This is a book review of 'Aspects of Undergraduate Training in the Mathematical Sciences' Vol. I, 1967, by J. Jewett and C. B. Lindquist. This volume should be of interest to all engaged in recruiting and in actuarial education.

Description: Discusses the titled paper by McCarter regarding a new payout annuity mortality table and with projections.

Description: Provides the actuary with a more satisfactory basis for annuity premiums and reserves. It presents a new mortality basis and offers a description of its construction. It also provides a historical review of past mortality tables for annuities. From the Society of Actuaries 50th Anniversary Monograph, M-AV99-1.

Description: Discussion of the following underwriting topics: A. What elements are being taken into consideration in current underwriting of risks in or subject to military service? B. What changes have occurred recently in the amount limits for the double indemnity benefit? Is accident insurance considered in applying such limits? C. What underwriting problems have arisen in connection with the income disability benefit which matures the policy at an age such as 65? In what respect is this benefit underwritten differently from the $5 per $1,000 lifetime income disability clause? D. What are the advantages and disadvantages of issuing ordinary insurance at ages over 65?

Description: This is a panel discussion about demographic trends and sociological research as applicable to market analysis. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2, No. 46

Description: This article from The Actuary, April 1971, volume 5, Issue 4 is about the International Statistical Institute. The Society of Actuaries is one of 14 organizations sponsoring the 38th Session of the International Statistical Institute, to be held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D. C., Aug. 10-20, 1971. The scientific program will include papers and discussions from 19 countries, and while much of the program is likely to interest only the more statistically minded actuaries, there are many subjects in which the statistically ignorant artuary might be interested.

Description: Book reviews and summaries on a variety of subjects

Description: This session at the SOA 1962 Jacksonville and Chicago Regional Meetings discussed current underwriting issues including the numerical rating system, mortality experience, and underwriting for pilots and immigrants.

Description: This discussion covers an update on mortality research. Specifically, it highlights the long term conditional survival of cancer patients, recent trends in the mortality of the aged, parametric models for life insurance mortality data, and shares an exposure draft of the derivation of the 1983 table A for individual annuity valuation. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1981, Volume 7, No. 4.