Description: This paper was written at the suggestion of the Education and Examination Committee which expressed a need for review of recent developments in methods of dividend distribution. It may well be argued that there are no really new developments in the theory of distribution, but merely changes in practice represented by the introduction of various refinements in the dividend distribution process. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This paper summarizes the salient techniques for evaluating and pricing the risks in group disability income coverages. This paper contains examples of how to evaluate short-term and long-term disability experience for developing manual rates. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.

Description: This paper describes a major refinement in methods of allocating general account investment income among lines of business, termed segmentation. A detailed description of the segmentation plan recently adopted by the authors' company and its implications is described. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1983, Vol. 35.

Description: This is the presidential address by 1951 president of the Society of Actuaries, Valentine Howell, in which he discusses The Economic Power of Life Insurance Companies. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1951, Vol. 3, No. 7.

Description: This paper discusses the insurance plan titled, Connecticut 65 Extended Health Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, No. 37.

Description: This paper presents research results from a study on health carrier insolvencies. Carriers studies include commercial insurance companies, Blue Cross/Blue Shield pland and health maintenance organizations. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1995, Vol. 47.

Description: This paper examines the significant 1956 amendments to the Social Security Act and the estimated actuarial cost, and also discusses the historical financial experience and legislative revisions under Social Security and Public Assistance. A discussion of the paper is included.

Description: This paper defines a concept of equivalence for profit standards. The central principle advanced is that the company should set prices on all its products to produce marginal profits that are equal in proportion to the products' marginal use of surplus. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1981, Vol. 33.

Description: This paper presents simple Bayesian graduation models that substantially ease the prior elicitation burden, and also describes a Monte Carlo integration approach that greatly reduces the computational load.

Description: This section contains book reviews and summarizes recent publications: 'Rights of Creditors in Life Insurance Policies' by Schwarzschild, 'Savings Bank Life Insurance' by Johnson, 'Transferability of Public Employee Retirement Credits among Units of Government' by Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 'State and Private Pension Schemes in the European Economic Community and the United Kingdom' by Ratcliff, 'Surplus in British Life Assurance' by Cox and Storr-Best, 'Psychiatric Insurance - Financing Short-Term Ambulatory Treatment' by Avnet. Some digests are also included.