Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1955 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 24-25 in New York City. The article identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss the reliability of the indications of the 1954 Committee Report, and the possible effects of inflation, economic activity, and the growing popularity of business insurance. They also discuss what changes in limits and underwriting policies for large amounts may be indicated. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 18.

Description: This report covers the U.S. intercompany mortality experience by amount of life insurance under standard individually underwritten issues between 1988 and 1989 anniversaries. The report also combines experience between 1984 and 1989 so that broader comparisons can be made for males vs. females, smoker vs. nonsmoker, and medical vs. nonmedical issues.

Description: This paper presents formulas for the L-Function and shows this function has applications in computing survival rates free from the influence of a given cause of death.

Description: Summary of mortality experience under Group Life Insurance for calendar year 1952. The full study was not published due to lack of material difference from 1951.

Description: This report covers the mortality experience observed between 1948 and 1949 policy anniversaries. In addition, two new basic mortality tables derived from the combined experience of the contributing companies between 1946 and 1949 policy anniversaries are presented.

Description: This paper considers recent accidental death mortality experience applicable to both ordinary life policies and other accident products, presents a possible new valuation accidental death benefits mortality table for U.S. business, and provides several sources for actuaries interested in more information about accidental death mortality.

Description: This paper explains a method of computation for the probability of survival which may often be more expeditious than the methods in common use, particularly when the number of lives is large. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: The 1980 CSO Tables were developed by the Special Committee to Recommend New Mortality Tables for Valuation to replace the existing 1958 CSO Tables as the minimum standard for valuation. This paper presents the new tables and recommendations. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1981, Vol. 33.

Description: Discussion of the extent to which current SOA studies are useful and in what ways and their shortcomings.

Description: Presents the results of a study of disabilities approved prior to 1965 under group insurance extended death benefit provisions of the premium-waiver type. Both mortality and morbidity data is provided.