Description: Discusses the use of a valuation basis involving the use of two interest rates, which solves the deficiency reserve problem without requiring the abandonment of either low gross premiums or relatively high withdrawal values.

Description: The Standard Nonforfeiture Law requires that the mortality table and interest rate provided in the policy for the calculation of cash surrender values and of nonforfeiture paid-up insurance be the same, say Basis A. It also contemplates that, if desired, a more stringent Basis B may be provided for calculating the present value of extended term insurance, using mortality rates up to 130% those of Basis A. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1958, Vol. 10, No. 28.

Description: This section presents multiple book reviews and summaries of recent publications. Reviews: 'Social Security' by Myers, 'Report on Actuarial Principles and Practical Problems with Regard to Nonforfeiture Requirements' by Society of Actuaries, 'Mortality and Morbidity in the US' by Erhardt and Berlin, 'The Fifty-Second Annual Report of the Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service Retirement System' by US Government, 'Health Service Information in the US Today' by Murnaghan, 'Financial Problems Confront the Federal OASI and DI Trust Funds' by Staats, 'Public Employee Pension Funds' by Tilove, '1976 Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees of the Federal OASDI Trust Funds...' by US Congress, 'Report of the Consultant Panel on Social Security to the US Congressional Research Service' by US Government, 'Crime by Computer' by Parker, 'Reports of Consultants on Actuarial and Definitional Aspects of Social Security Disability Insurance' by US Government, 'Social Security: The Fraud in Your Future' by Shore, '1972 Lifetime Earnings by Age, Sex, Race and Education Level' by Social Security Administration. Digests also included.

Description: This paper studies mortality differences between right and left-handed professional baseball players by examining the times of, and ages of, death of more than 6,000 players who died before 1990.

Description: Presents the 1968 data for aviation deaths.

Description: Presents the results of the investigation of the mortality and withdrawal experience under permanent forms of life insurance policies issued on the attained age basis without medical examination under the Group Life conversion privilege.

Description: This is the table of contents for the 1972 Reports of Mortality and Morbidity Experience.

Description: This report covers the intercompany mortality experience under Standard Ordinary insurance issues between 1972 and 1973 anniversaries, and also for the period between 1968 and 1973 anniversaries where one year's exposure provided an insufficient volume of data.

Description: This 1975 report presents the large-policy experience between policy anniversaries in 1968 and 1973 in the first twenty-five policy years after issue.

Description: Covers the mortality experience under for individual life insurance between 1982 and 1983 policy anniversaries. The report also covers experience between 1978 and 1983 policy anniversaries for certain comparisons of data.