Description: In this session, the following essays from the Society of Actuaries Living to 100 Call for Essays are presented. Essays: Potential for Mortality Improvement from Cognitive and Psychological Factors – Gordon Woo, – Ph. D. How Growing Inequality in the United States Makes Long-Term Care Financing Reform A Lot Harder – Karl Polzer – MPA Alcohol and Mortality, Sam Gutterman, FSA, CERA, FCA, FCA, HONFIA, MAAA

Description: This is a panel discussion session on aspects of multi-line insurance company operations focusing on the organization structure, the role and relationship with agents, and the role of actuaries in these organizations. These organizations offer products ranging from life to health to property and casualty.

Description: Panelists at this session of the 2000 Valuation Actuary Symposium discuss recent developments in the area of fair-value financial reporting including recent FASB developments, international accounting standards, and different approaches to valuing liabilities.

Description: This introduces the last volume of the 104-year era of the Transactions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1995, Vol. 47.

Description: Lists the experience studies on mortality, morbidity and lapses that are included in this publication plus a few research reports.

Description: Full version of International Section News, February 2001, Issue No. 24.

Description: This is one of eight essays from the collection: 2020 Living to 100 Essays.

Description: The author encourages actuaries to broaden their skills so as to be able to become involved in larger business issues and not just be the numbers person.

Description: The effect on mortality of the reduction in smoking and the increase obesity in the U.S. is estimated based on historical and projected patterns.

Description: The effect on mortality of the reduction in smoking and the increase obesity in the U.S. is estimated based on historical and projected patterns.