Description: The letter from the president details recent developments and plans to increase the Society of Actuaries’ role in the arena of public policy research.

Description: Presented at April 1965 Spring Meeting. This is a series of reports on various topics: federal charter of American Academy of Actuaries, formation of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, formation of a special committee on pensions, discussion of Medicare Bill HR 6675, California requirements for formation of a new life insurer.

Description: Topics include: 1. Formation of the American Academy of Actuaries and governance 2. Federal tax developments - discount on life insurance advance premiums, group term life, imputed income factors under individual policy pension trusts, estate tax effect of assignment of group life coverage 3. Newly created Servicemen's Group Life Insurance - plan summary.

Description: Review of an excellent new guide to passing actuarial exams. It was written by Roy Ju, who became an FSA while still a Junior in university.

Description: Editor summarizes what is in the current small talk issue.

Description: Feature article discussing the developments of the International Actuarial Association.

Description: Update on Health Section research projects and topics, including new vision and mission statements for the Health Section Council, research and communications projects, and information about the Health Actuarial Research Initiative.

Description: An interview with Jerry Brown former SOA president.

Description: Discussion of the merger between the the Actuarial Education and Research Fund and The Actuarial Foundation. The named of the merged organizations will be The Actuarial Foundation. Legally, the AERF will go out of existence, but all of its functions will be continued by the new, merged organization.