Description: A. Discusssion of the practical considerations involved in deciding whether or not to adopt projected mortality rates in connection with individual annuities, settlement options, retirement income policies, and the various forms of group annuities. B. In view of increased administrative expenses, discussion of the arguments for and against imposing limitations on the granting of settlement options with respect to size of policy, including the practicality of providing for the expense of administering supplementary contracts other than through the use of conservative mortality and interest assumptions.

Description: Discussion about: A. New forms of policies and riders, and new options which have been introduced and their level of success, B. Changes in the use of: i Settlement options? ii Special conversion options? iii Automatic premium loans? C. Recent changes in settlement option bases D. The experience of smaller companies with respect to replacement problems, and compliancecwith state replacement regulations? Discussion about new forms of policies, changes in the use of settlement options and what other smaller companies are doing about replacement problems.