Description: This discussion is about agency expenses. From Transaction of Society of Actuaries 1961 Vol. 13. pt. 2

Description: This discussion is about the increasing unit expense rates even in light of increases in insurance amount, simplified procedures and greater mechanization, methods to allocate agency expenses in to the premium structure and the importance considerations in determining the level of gross premiums. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961 Vol. 13 pt. 2

Description: This discussion focuses on methods used for classifying and analyzing expenses, and explores new accounting and office procedures. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: The effect on level premium reserves of a change in the interest or mortality basis can often be predicted by the results obtained in Spurgeon's Life Contingencies, Chap. X, pp. 185-190. This note offers formulas to demonstrate the effect of such changes.

Description: General discussion session which included the following topics: A. Non-medical limits B. Deficiency reserves for individual life insurance

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 short response to the paper, 'Group Conversion Charges - Accounting for Annual Statement' by Dickinson C. Duffield, which discusses an alternative way to account for group conversion charges.

Description: This section presents and summarizes major life insurance-related legal cases from 1956, including claims issues, contract interpretation and misrepresentation by applicants.

Description: This discussion on ordinary insurance looks at important considerations in the development of benefit structures, premium levels, reserve issues and notifying policyholders of their rights at the option dates. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.