Description: This section presents multiple book reviews and summaries of recent publications. Reviews: 'Social Security' by Myers, 'Report on Actuarial Principles and Practical Problems with Regard to Nonforfeiture Requirements' by Society of Actuaries, 'Mortality and Morbidity in the US' by Erhardt and Berlin, 'The Fifty-Second Annual Report of the Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service Retirement System' by US Government, 'Health Service Information in the US Today' by Murnaghan, 'Financial Problems Confront the Federal OASI and DI Trust Funds' by Staats, 'Public Employee Pension Funds' by Tilove, '1976 Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees of the Federal OASDI Trust Funds...' by US Congress, 'Report of the Consultant Panel on Social Security to the US Congressional Research Service' by US Government, 'Crime by Computer' by Parker, 'Reports of Consultants on Actuarial and Definitional Aspects of Social Security Disability Insurance' by US Government, 'Social Security: The Fraud in Your Future' by Shore, '1972 Lifetime Earnings by Age, Sex, Race and Education Level' by Social Security Administration. Digests also included.

Description: This paper by the SOA Committee on HIV research builds on past work to show three projections of the future of the AIDS epidemic. These scenarios can provide information to actuaries in considering the financial impact of AIDS for life and health insurance. The paper develops general population AIDS mortality rates related to the three scenarios. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.

Description: This paper studies mortality differences between right and left-handed professional baseball players by examining the times of, and ages of, death of more than 6,000 players who died before 1990.

Description: This report contains a summary of aviation statistics for years 1940-1960, specifically mortality data for different classes of pilots and others.

Description: This report covers mortality statistics obtained from United States and Canadian governmental sources, both civilian and military, supplemented by publications of the aviation industry.

Description: Covers the mortality experience under for individual life insurance between 1982 and 1983 policy anniversaries. The report also covers experience between 1978 and 1983 policy anniversaries for certain comparisons of data.

Description: This is the final version of the 1989 report on the annual Canadian Institute of Actuaries study of group life mortality experience in Canada.

Description: This mortality study is based on results of calendar year 1994 from 17 companies. Experience for amount of $1 million are more is reported with differentiation by sex, issue age, policy year, amount, smoking status, underwriting status, reinsurance status, plan of insurance, and level of retention.

Description: This group annuitant mortality 1968 report is limited to a study of the experience of single life matured annuities under Group Annuity contracts.

Description: Presents the 1968 data for aviation deaths.