Description: This discussion presents the intercompany experience under Standard Ordinary life policies data in groupings and formats not shown in the regular report. The first table shows 1981 - 1986 mortality ratios for grouped ages, split by type of underwriting. The 2nd table shows smoker and non-smoker mortality for 1985 - 1986 by type of underwriting and age groups. The 3rd table shows smoker polices in 1985 as a percent of policies issued by type of underwriting and age groups.

Description: Table of Contents.

Description: Covers mortality experience for Canadian standard ordinary life insurance policies for the period 1989 - 1990 anniversaries. Historical data is also shown from 1982 forward.

Description: Covers U.S. mortality experience by amount of life insurance under standard individually underwritten issues between 1987 - 1988 anniversaries. Also shows 1983 - 1988 anniversaries experience.

Description: This report presents the 1991 and 1992 calendar-year experience of retired individuals in the United States, who are covered under group pension contracts issued in the United States and Canada. Data for calendar-years 1987 through 1990 are also included to provide a comparison with 1991 and 1992 experience and to provide information on mortality trends over time.

Description: In this article, the authors review the International Experience Study updates.

Description: Highlights of the International Experience Study (IES), a joint research venture of the SOA’s International Section and Research Department, the International Actuarial Association, local actuarial associations and corporate sponsors to provide actuaries around the world with practical experience information in emerging markets.

Description: Using the Cox proportional Hazards Model to improve underwriting debits and credits.

Description: Discussion of a direct writer survey and a reinsurer survey conducted in the fall of 2002 by the Society of Actuaries. The surveys asked a number of questions about underwriting criteria needed to qualify for preferred risk. They also asked questions about the percentage of issues in each underwriting category and the mortality assumptions for the different categories.

Description: A discussion of the Society of Actuaries study of Mortality Under Standard Individually Underwritten Life Insurance Between 1995 and 1996 Policy Anniversaries.”