Description: Tis is a discussion about many issues related to individual and family major medical insurance including deductibles and coinsurance, experience and trends, coverage for old age and substandard risks, guaranteed renewability for life, limitations for mental illness, and problems in underwriting and claims administration. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Measure of Actuarial Soundness in a Pension Plan of the Railroad Retirement Type by Abraham M. Niessen. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1954, Vol. 6, No. 16.

Description: This paper will not attempt to cover the details of every possible approximate method, but will endeavor to illustrate the use of principles andgeneral methods. It is hoped that the application of these principles and methods will help develop particular solutions to many of the varied valuation problems of today. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1956 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held April 19-20 in Hartford, CT. It identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss various underwriting topics, including larger amounts of insurance and higher limits on premium waiver and accidental death benefits, larger non-medical limits, impairments, substandard underwriting classes, and aviation risks. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 21.

Description: This is a joint session with Casualty Actuarial Society about individual health insurance plans. Topics include reflecting increasing costs in premium renewals, coverage of mental illness, morbidity studies and agents' remuneration. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15 Pt. 2

Description: This discussion is about how are computers being used for Underwriting of individual policies mortality and morbidity studies, including the derivation of exposures, analysis of claims, etc. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16 Pt. 2

Description: This is a brief summary on the panel discussion about accreditation, at which it was announced that 3 actuarial organizations had approved the organization of the Academy of Actuaries.

Description: This presentation is a report on Medicare current to 1965. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1965, Vol. 17, Pt. 1, No. 48.

Description: These discussions at the 1967 New York and New Orleans Regional Meetings are about methods of allocating investment income using the investment year method and the treatment of unrealized capital gains.

Description: These discussions at the 1967 New York and New Orleans Regional Meetings are about considerations in choosing interest assumptions and challenges presented when comparing investment yields among companies.