Description: This article presents a summary of George Immerwahr's discussion at the May, 1967 Middle Atlantic Actuaries Club meeting where he promoted the idea of population controls to discourage large families.

Description: a review of a paper by R. H. Daw, F.I.A. entitled “Smallpox and the Double Decrement Table: a piece of actuarial prehistory.”

Description: This paper demonstrates and quantifies death-rate differences by marital status, explores the reasons why mortality rates for the unmarried exceed those for the married, and encourages actuaries and others to contribute their thoughts on these perplexing matters. From the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1994, Vol. 46.

Description: This article provides an analysis of the AIDS case data collected and made available by the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC data base is at the individual level and includes age at diagnosis, date of diagnosis, sex, sexual preference, locale, type of infection transmission, etc.

Description: An interview with Prof. Johnny Li of University of Waterloo, which touches upon the subjects of longevity, mortality projections, international collaboration and the Living to 100 Symposium. Longevity is a topic in which scientific research and collaboration successfully spans many countries, which is desirable because the implications of ever increasing life spans is of global importance.

Description: In this Pension Section News article from May 2010, Wendy Weiss reflects on her own clients’ retirement savings practices against the backdrop of major industry surveys and studies.

Description: Elizabeth Wells describes the fundamental underpinnings and processes that can help reduce the risk of inequitable division of retirement benefits between divorcing couples.

Description: This session discussion is about the financial implications on social insurance, pensions and post-retirement health care. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 14, No. 4B.

Description: This study provides statistical indications of trends in mortality at ages 10 through 34 for both males and females in Canada. Causes of death, with emphasis on suicide and accidental death rates, are explored.

Description: This 1997 presentation from the 32nd Actuarial Research Conference is about the challenges of an aging population on retirement, Social Security, Medicare and long term care. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1998, Vol. 1.