Description: An examination of the underlying reasons for the concept of health expectancy, some alternative approaches to developing the measurement and some of the powerful uses of this new tool.

Description: discussion of mathematical calculations for various forms of annuities certain

Description: From the 1985 Valuation Actuary Symposium Discussion of the process for evaluating the financial soundness of an insurance organization from organizations outside of the Company

Description: Discussion of the value of section membership, what the MPD section accomplished in 2012, and activities the section has planned for 2013.

Description: Analysis of the impact of disease progression and treatment on life expectancy provides perspective on the long term costs to the health care system of chronic medical conditions.

Description: A presentation at the Actuarial Research Conference in August 2006 in Montreal. This paper discusses the Basel VaR Value at Risk test of a bank's VaR model. It proposes an alternative, Quality Control of Risk Measures QCRM Hypothesis test. The alternative is more likely to reject an incorrect VaR model.

Description: Discussion of types and amounts of benefits continued on retired employees and their dependents, the cost of continuance of pensioner benefits under the group plan and methods of financing benefits during active employment.

Description: Derives two troublesome formulas in the Gain and Loss Exhibit of the Statement using techniques developed in Measurement of Mortality. The formulas in question are those for Tabular Interest.

Description: This report explores ratemaking, examines the relationship of gross premiums and profit margins, suggests criteria for measuring contingency and profit margins, discusses the types of assumptions suitable for calculating nonparticipating rates and presents the mathematical technique to determine the premium. A discussion of the paper follows.