Description: This paper discusses three methods for the amortization of deferred acquisition expenses, DAC and the results when actual experience differs significantly from that assumed. The methods include a static approach with prescheduled amortization, a dynamic technique called the expense reserve factor method, and an aggregate or accumulated premium revenue method. A discussion follows the paper. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1978, Vol. 30.

Description: This paper discusses adjustable life insurance and certain theoretical problems of these policies. It also covers how the Commissioners Reserve Valuation Method, CRVM, may be extended to cover adjustable life policies and defines formulas for the additional expense allowance at the time of change. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979, Vol. 31.

Description: This paper presents population hospital utilization data concerning the proportion of total hospital days that is due to injury and the proportion of total hospital days that is spent in intensive care units for use in obtaining reserve factors. The paper also presents continuation data for hospitalizations. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979, Vol. 31.

Description: This paper proposes a new mortality table as a minimum reserve standard for individual annuities - the 1971 Individual Annuity Mortality Table, '1971 IAM Table,' which is given herein. The construction of the new table is described and it is compared with current valuation standards.

Description: Brief introduction of the Committee's 1972 report on Group Weekly Indemnity Insurance and Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1972 Reports

Description: This is an update of the previous report on Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1972 Reports

Description: Summary of the Committee's report consisting of three sections: Group Weekly Indemnity Insurance, Group Long-Term Disability Insurance, Exposure and Claim Study - Sample of Group Hospital and Surgical Expense Insurance.

Description: 1978 Report presenting the results of the continuing study of morbidity experience relative to Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1978 Reports

Description: 1982 Report presenting the results of the continuing study of morbidity experience relative to Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1982 Reports

Description: This paper examines four and-a-half years of prescription records for an elderly population who have relatively comprehensive out-of-hospital drug coverage under the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly program in Pennsylvania. The result is a discussion of the determination of non-parametric estimations of the distributions. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1991, Vol 1.