Description: In recent years, insurance companies have been cautiously accepting applicants with a history of coronary disease, and the difficulties of selection and rating have been added to those of diagnosis. As a result of this new interest, several mortality studies have been made in an attempt to find answers to the pertinent questions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15, Pt. 1, No. 43.

Description: This is a discussion about retirement plans and the treasury regulations involved. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15 Pt. 2

Description: This discussion addresses the following questions about health insurance maternity benefits: 1. What has been the claim, lapse, and expense experience on hospital-medical policies with maternity benefits issued to young married couples? 2. To what extent have hospital-medical policies been introduced with reduced maternity benefits during the early policy years or with no maternity benefits? 3. What other measures are being used to provide maternity benefits on a self-sustaining basis? 4. Are these measures effective? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15 Pt. 2

Description: This paper summarizes the legislative history of the several amendments during 1962-65, with emphasis on the significant 1965 ones affecting both OASDI and Public Assistance. Also covered are the recommendations in the fields of OASDI and Hospital Insurance that were made by the Advisory Council on Social Security in 1963-64.

Description: This is a discussion about the Opinion No. 8 Bulletin on accounting for the cost of pension plans that was recently issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the effect this bulletin will have on the preparation of actuarial valuations of pension plans. Also discussed is the use of level-premium life insurance in connection with employee benefit plans and the underwriting, actuarial and other problems encountered in the design and marketing of such plans. Finally, the discussion moves to the marketing, underwriting and administration of vision care and prescription drug benefits, and the advantages and disadvantages of providing survivor benefits in group life and qualified pension plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1967, Vol. 19 Pt. 2, No. 53.

Description: This is a mortality experience study, based on Prudential experience, of individuals with heart murmurs and peptic ulcers. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1968, Vol. 20, Pt. 1, No. 56 AB.

Description: This paper is concerned with the determination of credibility factors applicable to the estimation of the true claim level of a particular risk, based on both the actual observed claim experience of that risk and the expected claim level that would be predicted for the risk according to its exposure characteristics. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21, Pt. 1, No. 59 AB.

Description: This paper sets forth the development of formulas for analyzing the sources of changes in the excess of the asset share over the cash value, such excess being considered the surplus. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21, Pt. 1, No. 59 AB.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Wendell A. Milliman. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21, Pt. 1, No. 61.

Description: This is a discussion about how actuaries have become more and more involved in work outside what may be considered traditional actuarial functions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21 Pt. 2, No. 59.