Description: The paper discussed the reasons for a stock company's mutualization detail the mutualization process itself consider actuarial, legal, and other problems that arise and review a recent case history.

Description: This paper was prepared in order to set down some of the approaches which might be followed in carrying out the mandate to apply GAAP to stock life insurance companies. Followed by discussion papers submitted by 2 authors

Description: Discusses methods developed facilitating the calculation of deficiency reserves arising because of graded premiums or policy fees, The extent dividends and premium rates are determined by a company's own mortality or morbidity experience, problems posed for smaller companies by recent increases in nonmedical limits, and if High School Mathematics Contests have helped smaller companies obtain actuarial personel.

Description: Discusses cost-benefit decision-making for acquiring electronic data-processing equipment and installation issues, ability of small companies to compete in pension trust arena, effectiveness of various agency compensation programs in stimulating sales and improving persistency, success of sales to substandard risks and rating methods, and pricing, reinsurance and experience with individual hospital and medical policies.

Description: Discusses how frequently should interim financial statements be prepared and how complete should they be, methods for estimating or computing reserve liabilities and other items, use of interim statements to forecast year-end results and methods for doing so.

Description: This discussion is about the new procedures that are being used or are contemplated in the preparation of new rate books and policy forms with reserves and cash values computed under the 1958 CSO Table.

Description: This discussion covers methods used to determine limits of retention for life and health insurance, the handling of special features such as guaranteed purchase options, and any new procedures or methods for reinsurance that have been developed and the advantages and disadvantages of these.

Description: Presentation of some of the factors to be considered, and approaches which might be employed, in valuing a life insurance company.

Description: Discussion of the process for determining the premium for a life insurance product which pays the cash value in addition to the face amount upon death. This type of policy fulfills the specifications of a split-dollar or minimum-deposit sales approach. Followed by several discussion papers submited.