Description: It is to be hoped that the demonstration of these formulas, at least for an ordinary whole life policy, will be included in text books on life contingencies. Lidstone's paper is one of the classic papers in JIA analyzing the equity of the British uniform reversionary bonus system. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1958, Vol. 19, No. 28.

Description: This is the brief supplement to the report regarding the Table of Uniform Seniority for Joint Life Caculations. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books: 1. 'Accounting for Life Insurance Companies' by Charles L. Van House and W. Rogers Hammond, 2. 'Accidents and Homicide' by Albert P. Islsant and Paul V. Joliet, 3. 'Prognosis: Clinical Factors in Risk Appraisal' by Thomas A. Keith, 4. 'Early Retirement: The Decision and the Experience' by Richard Barlield and James Morgan, 5. 'Pension Fund Investment Management' edited by Esmond B. Gardner, and 6. 'Tower of Strength: A Centennial History of the New Zealand Government Life Insurance Office' by C. W. Vennell. Notices of miscellaneous notes and studies are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1970, Vol. 22, Pt. 1, No. 62.

Description: This article summarizes major insurance related litigation in 1951 on subjects related to assignment of risks, war clauses, effective date of surrender, premium due dates, misrepresentation, aviation exclusion, premium taxes, insurable interest, and group versus individual insurance.

Description: This section contains book reviews on profit sharing, life insurance, genetic risks and a select current bibliography. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974, Vol. 26, Pt. 1, No. 75 AB.

Description: This section presents and summarizes major insurance-related legal cases of 1958. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1958, Vol. 10, No. 28.

Description: This paper is from the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. It was presented at the 1956 Spring Meetings of the Society of Actuaries for discussion. The author discusses the annual statement accounting for group conversion charges, and the complications introduced by group reinsurance and the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance [FEGLI] program. The author presents ways to account for these complications with respect to transfers between the group and ordinary insurance lines of business.

Description: This article summarizes several legal suits that involve insurance issues including rulings related to tax liens against life insurance policies, the suicide provision, the incontestable clause, tax exempt interest earned by a life company, and the right of a health company not to contract with a hospital.

Description: This paper is from the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. It was presented at the 1956 Spring Meetings of the Society of Actuaries for discussion. The authors present a method for calculating the level annual premium for a life insurance policy paying the face amount plus reserve at death. The authors’ purpose is to obtain a slightly more general result than previously published formulas, using a more direct route.

Description: This article consists of a summary of various legal cases involving insurance law. Topics covered include escheat law, a policy surrendered during the grace period, premium taxes, and other legal issues. It is from the 1961 Transactions, Vol. 13, No. 37.