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 discussion looks at the extent smaller companies have adopted the practice of financing new agents and general agents as well as to what extent smaller companies make studies by individual agencies withing policy types, persistency rates, average size of policy, expense rates, and mortality rates. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: This discussion looks at various topics associated with the 1958 CSO Tables and answers the following: What is the effect of these tables on premium rates, non-forfeiture benefits, reserves and other policy values? Are there any advantages to be gained by anticipating the deadline date January 1, 1966 for adoption of the new tables?

Description: This discussion at the 1967 Annual Meeting is about issues facing new companies including the areas of marketing, personnel, capital and surplus, financial projections, and communications.

Description: This is a discussion about the adoption of 1958 CSO Table. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

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: This discussion looks at considerations involved in determining interest rates and when deciding upon a reserve interest rate, the factors which warrant consideration. The panel also explores changes deemed appropriate with the new federal income tax law. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, Pt. 2.

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: The following topics were discussed at concurrent sessions: 1. Pension benefit security bill, 2. Variable insurance products, 3. Trends in hospital and medical care utilization, 4. Insurance distribution and marketing systems, 5. Deferred and incentive compensation, 6. Annual Statement accounting, 7. Social Security and employee benefits in western Europe, 8. Individual medical expense insurance, 9. Reserves and related problems for variable annuities and cost-of-living benefits, 10. Topics for consulting actuaries, 11. Profit and other objectives in group operations, and 12. Life insurance operations overseas- problems and opportunities. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1969 Vol. 21 Pt. 1 No. 61.