Description: Articles from The Actuary, June 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 6 briefly summarizing reports from the Railroad Retirement Board and Social Security Administration. The reports deal with the results of the December 31, 1968 triennial valuation of the Railroad Retirement System, interesting information on the Railroad Retirement and Social Security systems for calendar year 1970, historical data through 1969 on coverage under all types of employee benefit plans, and a study of men who were awarded non-disability Social Security benefits at ages 62 and over in the first six month of 1969 to determine why people claim benefits when they do.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to present two new mortality tables for railroad disability annuitants which have been developed recently by the actuarial staff of the Railroad Retirement Board. The tables have been designed for use in the actuarial valuation of the railroad retirement plan as of 1965.