Description: This paper is from Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 17. The author discusses the advantages to management of preparing estimates of annual earnings early in the year, for planning and budgeting, deciding on changes to dividend scales, estimating earnings from interest, mortality, and expenses against expected, etc. The author lays out his method of forecasting based on gains and losses by source of earnings, using readily available data including various annual statement exhibits. The author notes that judgment is important as well as statistical analysis in making reasonable forecasts.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Smaller Company Forum, which took place at the 1955 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 24-25 in New York City. It summarizes the comments made by and identifies each individual contributing to the discussion. The discussion topics include measures a smaller company can take to reduce the expense of printing and preparing policy forms, at what stage in a company's growth is it advisable to shift from manual to machine accounting processes, and whether quality rating selection methods are achieving satisfactory results. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 18.

Description: These are the minutes of the Western Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Chicago, IL on June 5-6, 1950. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This is the Index to Volume 2 of Transactions of Society of Actuaries. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.

Description: These are the meeting minutes from the Eastern Spring Meeting held in New York, NY on March 21-22, 1957. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1957, Vol. 9, No. 23.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1959: 1. 'Pension Funds and Economic Power' by P. P. Harbrecht, 2. 'Retirement and Insurance Plans in American Colleges' by W. C. Greenough and F. P. King, 3. 'Elements of Vital Statistics' by B. Benjamin, and 4. 'Demography' by P. R. Cox. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 32.

Description: These are the minutes of the Western Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in New Orleans, LA on May 5-6, 1960. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 33.

Description: This is the table of contents for papers and articles published in Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, No. 35 AB.

Description: This is a listing of the Society of Actuaries' Officers and Board of Governors as of November 1961. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, No. 35 AB.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1960: 1. 'Health Insurance' by E. J. Faulkner, 2. 'The Elements of Group Insurance' by G. N. Watson, 3. 'Legal Protection of Private Pension Expectations' by E. W. Patterson, and 4. 'Economic and Financial Aspects of Social Security' by J. H. Richardson. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, No. 35 AB.