Description: This contains 3 reports on 3 unrelated topics: 1.Canadian Pension Plan 2. Medical costs for the Aged 3. Independent Public Accountants

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Harold R. Lawson. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1967, Vol. 19, Pt. 1, No. 55.

Description: There is some reason to believe that the trend of life companies entering the A & S business will continue. Both the public and the government are becoming increasingly aware of the need and desirability for the widest possible coverage against the loss of income because of disability and against the cost of medical care. This should lead to an expansion of the market for A & S insurance which should attract still other companies to the field in the future. Followed by several discussion papers submitted

Description: This discussion reviewed: A. Measures used by smaller companies to deal with below average policy persistency rates, B. The extent to which smaller companies issue policies with little to no retention for their own accounts, C. The extent to which new lines of insurance, such as accident and sickness, and changing distribution of business by line, plan, or age, have caused reconsideration of qualification bases for agency convention and honor awards.

Description: This discussion at a 1967 Regional Meeting is about a proposed constitutional amendment that allows the Society to make public expressions of professional opinion.

Description: Summary of panel discussion which looked at the implications for life insurance companies of the increasing interest in equity forms of savings, as evidenced by the growth of mutual funds, employer sponsored employee thrift plans and the establishment of installment purchase plans for common stocks.

Description: This paper examines the risks involved with equity investing for pension funds. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: Informal discussion of the role of life insurance in the national savings. Topics included: A. Life insurance company market share of the savings dollar. B. Impact of mutual fund investments on life insurance company sales. Types of marketing procedures used in the sale of life insurance in combination with mutual fund investments. C. Strategic desirability of variable life insurance policies as a means of recognizing the demand for equity investments. Statutory changes required before such policies can be marketed.

Description: This panel discussion at the SOA 1966 Annual Meeting gives an overview of propert and casualty insurance. Similarities and differences with life insurance are noted in areas such as rate making, reinsurance, regulation and distribution.

Description: This discussion focuses on trends in the insurance industry and factors influencing the future course of the life insurance industry. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.